Lawyer – Asset Management Company – Moscow

Our client, a leading Russian asset management company, is looking to hire a junior-mid level lawyer for their Wealth Management department.

Responsibilities:
·        Russian law research;
·        Contracts review/drafting;
·        Legal advice in the context of developing of  Wealth Management services and products for the Russian market (High Net Worth Individuals);
·        Corporate actions (preparation of the meetings, drafting minutes, maintaining licenses);
·        Active monitoring of legislative and regulatory developments and analysis of possible effect on Wealth Management operations of the company;
·        Ensure compliance of Wealth Management operations with Russian and applicable jurisdiction law requirements;
·        Knowledge and/or experience of trust management/brokerage operations under the Russian law, drafting of the documents to support these activities;
·        Experience with proactive work with Regulators;
·        Understanding of international WM specifics;

Experience/Qualifications:
·        Graduate of Russian law school;
·        Fluent English;
·        2-3 years professional experience with (preferably foreign or international) law firm, bank or corporation which is active in the financial services area and specifically in asset or wealth management;
·        Good analytical and English drafting skills;
·        Willingness to develop into Wealth Management legal expert, locally and as part of a Legal function;
·        Good team player communication skills.

Compensation: Remuneration package will be attractive.
Location: Moscow

Recruiting Company: Antal Russia

Contact Details: Interested applicants should send a detailed resume to Yakov Mironov by email to yakov.mironov@antalrussia.com

Please be aware applications that do not match the following/above criteria will not be shortlisted. Due to the high volume of applicants we will only be contacting applicants that have been shortlisted.