Senior Legal Counsel - Asset Management

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 5th January 2025

We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our highly regarded Group Legal Team on a permanent basis in London. This role will complement a team of in-house lawyers who provide strategic legal advice, guidance, and support across Royal London’s Asset Management business.

As part of the Extended Leadership team of the Group Legal, this role will support the Divisional Counsel lead a team of in-house lawyers, providing strategic legal advice, guidance and support to Royal London’s Asset Management Division.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team where you will undertake a range of legal activities, using your knowledge to support the Asset Management division whilst developing key relationships with colleagues across the wider Royal London Group. In this role, you will benefit from working alongside experienced legal professionals who champion development and continuous learning.

About the role

• Provide proactive strategic legal advice and support to various internal stakeholders on a range of asset management activity, in particular with respect to securitisation and structured finance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of legal documents. 
• Manage and mitigate legal risks, identify potential issues, and provide proactive solutions.
• Collaborate with external legal counsel, as necessary, and in a cost-effective manner. Taking accountability for obtaining advice, challenge where appropriate and interpret and communicate external legal advice in a commercial and strategic manner for the Royal London Group.
• Undertake business partnering as delegated by the divisional counsel for specific areas of the asset management division.

About you

• Experienced asset management solicitor with a focus on asset management; preferably with experience in-house and of securitisation and/or structured finance experience preferred.
• Practical experience covering a wide range of legal matters.
• Solid awareness of the principles of corporate governance, FCA/PRA regulations and impact on the RL Group.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and a proven track record working in a fast-moving environment. 
• Familiarity and previous experience with UK focused funds.
• Property fund experience is desirable.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.