We are hiring a Legal Counsel for a prominent Venture Capital firm, who will handle all legal matters on funds, transactions, and their portfolio companies.
This hire will be the sole counsel for the Berlin office, which has a small legal team spread across Europe.
With investments in many leading Global businesses, you will get to support some top-tier teams on their paths to success.
Tasks
- Provide precise and timely legal guidance to the investment team across various topics, particularly on transactional documents throughout the investment process, including initial funding rounds and subsequent investments.
- Collaborate with the General Counsel in due diligence efforts for startup investments, ensuring thorough examination of all pertinent legal aspects.
- Conduct comprehensive research and assessment of various risk factors affecting legal decisions, identifying potential issues during due diligence and developing solution frameworks as needed.
- Engage in negotiations for potential investment deals and manage the legal aspects of transactions and divestments, ensuring compliance and optimal outcomes.
- Offer comprehensive legal advice related to portfolio company exits, fund administration, regulatory compliance, and general legal and compliance matters impacting daily operations.
- Ensure alignment of ESG and compliance policies and procedures with regulatory requirements, updating and revising them to meet evolving standards.
- Manage regulatory reporting obligations for relevant jurisdictions, ensuring timely and accurate submission of all compliance-related reports and assisting with registrations as needed.
- Assist in developing and delivering compliance training initiatives and supporting implementing and maintaining systems, procedures, and controls to ensure ongoing compliance.
Requirements
- 2+ years of post-qualification legal experience, ideally with exposure to private equity, venture capital, or investment management sectors and familiarity with regulated environments.
- Fluent in both English and German languages.
- Exhibit strong communication skills, presenting opinions and ideas in a structured manner.
- Demonstrate robust analytical skills, capable of distilling and discerning crucial information from regulatory guidance, statutes, audit findings, and other documents to determine their impact on business operations.
- Thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment, embracing autonomy and initiative.
This is a permanent position and we are looking for someone to join asap - apply today!
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Zuletzt aktualisiert am 19.04.2024