Investment Funds and Corporate Lawyer, Banking

Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. ("NBL") is part of the Nomura group, a global financial services group, with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our three business divisions: Retail, Investment Management and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Driven by the insights of some 26,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. NBL is offering from Luxembourg a wide range of banking and investment funds services to its clients. Within NBL, the Corporate Governance, Planning & Strategy area is composed of different departments amongst with below 2 legal departments: - The Fund Legal Department which is primarily responsible for the legal work in relation to the set-up, restructuring and liquidation of investment funds (chiefly domiciled in the Cayman Islands) administered by NBL. The Fund Legal Department is also in charge of company secretarial tasks for the Cayman Islands-domiciled subsidiaries of NBL as well as monitoring of the legislations and regulations applicable to our business activities. - The Corporate Legal Department which provides legal support and advice to all departments within the bank (with exception to employment matters) and to the bank’s executive management and board of directors, as company secretary of the bank. Consequently, the Corporate Legal Department handles a diverse range of matters. **Your main tasks will be to**: **Within the Fund Legal Department**: - Drafting legal documents for investment fund set-up, restructuring and liquidation in co-ordination with promoters, investment managers, other stakeholders and external lawyers; - All necessary activities in relation to the above including, but not limited to meeting participation, conference calls, review and execution of legal documents; - Communication and coordination with various departments within NBL; - Safekeeping of original documents and database maintenance; - Company secretary functions for the Cayman subsidiaries of NBL; and - Monitoring of the updates of the relevant laws and regulations - Coaching of more junior staff. **Within the Corporate Legal Department**: - Transactional: drafting, review and negotiation of legal documentation in relation to OTC derivatives, depositary/custody services, fund administration services and structured notes; - Commercial: drafting and review of various service-level, commercial and procurement agreements and ancillary non-disclosure commitments; - Regulatory: advising internal stakeholders on regulatory matters in coordination with the Compliance Team (including, but not limited to AIFMD, UCITS, CSD, EMIR, CRD and BRRD); - Company Secretary: organizing executive management and board meetings, drafting of minutes and handling company secretarial matters; - Data Protection: handling the bank’s compliance with applicable data protection laws; - Miscellaneous: advising and coordinating litigation matters for the bank; handling insurance matters and participating in due diligences - Coaching of more junior staff. **Job requirements**: - Studies in Law (preferably in Luxembourg and/or in a common law jurisdiction). Bar admission is a plus; - Relevant fund legal experience as a law firm lawyer or as an in-house counsel at a financial institution - Familiarity with banking and financial regulations applicable in Luxembourg - Good understanding of investment fund regulations, structures and procedures for set-ups / restructuring, especially in relation to Cayman Islands - and Luxembourg-domiciled funds - General knowledge of company secretary functions for investment funds’ trustee company and management company and/or for credit institutions - Excellent command of English, both spoken and written. French is a plus - Good legal drafting and analytical skills; attention to details - Sound judgment in compliance with laws and regulations as well as common sense and commercial reasonability - Responsiveness with regard to the assigned daily work and to various external and internal requests and inquiries - Self-starter with stress resilience and hands-on approach - Good communication skills, open-mindedness, and flexibility to adapt to an international and multicultural office environment