Legal and Transaction Officer

The individual will be responsible for the initial on-boarding of clients, including opening of bank accounts, incorporation of entities, drafting and negotiating the service agreements and completing other on boarding procedures.

In conjunction with the above duties, the individual will also assist with maintaining and developing template legal documents such as minutes, resolutions, agendas, intra-group loan agreements, powers of attorney. The individual will also assist with development and maintenance of processes and checklists relating to governance, legal and corporate secretarial issues.

The individual will also provide legal and corporate governance support to the teams in the Fund Administration business. In particular, the individual will provide transaction support to the teams to include project management, the preparation of board packs, coordination of board and shareholder/investor meetings, preparation of minutes, creating and updating statutory registers (eg directors, limited partner, and shareholder) and other transfer agency functions. The individual will be required to attend client board and other meetings.

The individual will have solid knowledge of the Luxembourg legal, tax and regulatory regimes applicable to private equity, real estate and debt funds and other structures.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Project management in respect of client on-boarding including the following:

- Drafting of service level agreements
- Drafting of articles and initial fund documents using standard templates
- Opening of bank accounts
- Managing AML compliance procedures
- Liaising with notaries, lawyers and other parties
- Making necessary publications with RCS and preparation of registers
- Reviewing fund documents
- Assist in developing template legal documents such as minutes, resolutions, agendas, intra-group loan agreements, powers of attorney.
- Assist in preparation/review of board packs, coordination of board and shareholder/investor meetings
- Attendance at client board and investor meetings and preparation/review of minutes
- Real estate, private equity and debt transaction-related administration including review of documents
- Coordination, with the client teams in the Fund Administration business, on-boarding and investor meetings, including attendance of meetings and the preparation and review of board minutes
- Familiarity with typical Luxembourg private equity and real estate fund structures (eg S.à r.l and SCSps managed by full scope AIFMs) and documents (eg articles of association and LPAs)
- Monitoring compliance of client structures with fund and corporate laws
- Solving problems proactively using technical expertise and common sense
- Liaising with banks for opening (including completion of necessary forms) and activation of bank accounts on behalf of our clients
- Maintaining signatories lists of the bank accounts and ensuring it’s up to date
- Administration of online banking platforms to include setting up users and access rights/ access permissions in line with Langhamhall policies
- Building, and monitoring of processes involving maintenance and organisation of clients’ bank accounts.

**Skills Knowledge and Expertise**
- Solid knowledge of Luxembourg companies law
- An understanding of the role and duties of an professional domiciliation/administration agent in Luxembourg
- Demonstrate proactivity
- Ability to write minutes, agreements, business correspondence, procedure manuals at asset and fund level
- Ability to present information and respond to questions from clients
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations for which there may be little precedence
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Direct experience of client service in a professional services firm
- Ability to work in a dynamic company environment with focused and motivated individuals
- Ability to plan effectively, with strong deadline orientation
- Fluent in English.

**Benefits**

Langham Hall takes the development of its employees very seriously and offers sponsorship of a professional qualification.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent