Full-Time Executive Director, Legal

Reporting to Head of Legal, this role is within the MUFG legal team requiring legal advice supporting the legal and regulatory needs of our growing global business at MUFG Investor Services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advisory, regulatory and documentation support to core businesses (fund administration, registrar, transfer agent, investor AML services, banking, custody, trustee, regulatory reporting, registered office and corporate secretary).
• Provide legal advice and documentation support including managing timelines, reviewing and drafting documents, negotiating agreements, liaising with internal stakeholders, seeking sign-off and providing legal opinions.
• Documentation may include service agreements (administration, middle office, BPO, FATCA, regulatory reporting, declarations of trust, bank mandates, terms and conditions, NDAs), intragroup and outsourcing agreements, and vendor agreements.
• Respond to legal queries from operational departments, internal control, client integration, senior management, and entity boards.
• Advise the business on legal and regulatory matters across jurisdictions.
• Manage/coordinate with external legal counsel, where required.
• Support and manage projects and new business initiatives.
• Coordinate maintenance and creation of precedents in response to legal, regulatory, operational, and market developments.
• Provide advice to or represent legal on internal committees.

Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer with 7-10 years' post-qualification experience.
• Valid practicing certificate in England and Wales or New York.
• In-house legal role experience (ideally with a bank, fund manager, or fund service provider).

Benefits:

• Hybrid working model.
• Attractive compensation package (base salary, group medical insurance, pension scheme, professional subscription reimbursement, paid holidays, gym membership assistance).

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