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Legal Counsel US

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At Allianz Global Investors (“AllianzGI”) our people enjoy motivating, fulfilling careers. If you are looking for a new challenge in an agile working environment within an active asset management company join us now!

We are looking for a talented and motivated attorney to join our US legal team supporting AllianzGI’s and Allianz Capital Partners’ thriving US private markets investment platform. The successful candidate will also support the full spectrum of legal matters that arise relative to the firm’s operations. The position will report to the US Head of Legal and is based in AllianzGI’s NY office.

Base salary will range from approximately $100k-$225k, based on prior experience and qualifications. Merit-based variable compensation awarded would be in addition to the base salary.

Role & responsibilities

The successful candidate, working with the US Head of Legal and the broader US legal team, will provide legal support across the full spectrum of AllianzGI US’s growing private markets platform, including infrastructure debt, infrastructure equity, private equity and other offerings. Core responsibilities include supporting the following activities:

  • Supporting the full legal value chain for transactions, including negotiating acquisition and JV term sheets, acquisition documentation (e.g., PSAs, MIPAs, LLCAs, etc.), debt financing agreements, tax equity financing structures and agreements, and other instruments
  • Manage legal processes and documentation around separate account / institutional mandates, including but not limited to investment management agreements, investment guidelines, responses to RFPs.
  • Providing advice to investment teams, compliance and others with respect to various legal, regulatory and operational issues
  • Manage internal business relationships and communicate directly with range of internal business clients.
  • Negotiate and manage external legal budgets and maintain appropriate cost controls.
  • Draft and review ancillary contracts (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, placement agreements, side letters)

In addition, the successful candidate will provide key support across the full spectrum of legal topics that may arise related to the firm’s operations, including but not limited to litigation and regulatory examinations and interactions, internal investigations, HR and employee matters, vendor and intercompany relationships, corporate governance, data privacy, interpretation of new regulations and other topics.

Experience / Qualifications and Skills

  • Licensed US attorney with top credentials, with minimum 2-5 years related experience with a major law firm and/or the legal department of a leading financial services/investment management organization.
  • Prior legal experience in the following areas:
  • Asset management
  • Project finance and / or other transactional experience
  • Contract review and negotiation with respect to private funds and / or institutional mandates
  • Private fund structuring and implementation
  • General knowledge related to the following areas:
  • Investment Advisers Act and US federal securities laws
  • General US corporate law
  • ERISA and public pension plans
  • International/cross-border and/or LatAm transactional experience are pluses but not required

Success criteria

  • Entrepreneurial self-starter with a desire to work in a fast-paced and diverse culture and be a driver of change within an organization
  • Desire to learn and continue developing personally and professionally along with the firm
  • Must enjoy leading projects with a strong ownership mentality and results-oriented approach
  • A team player who enjoys being part of a global organization and working and collaborating across a group of diverse stakeholders, including internal and external
  • Outstanding reputation for professional integrity
  • Consensus builder and team player with the ability to work well within a matrix organization

Allianz Global Investors is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin or disability. Allianz Global Investors hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. Allianz Global Investors is an EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Veteran employer

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with over 600 investment professionals in over 20 offices worldwide.

We invest for the long term and seek to generate value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their changing needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on protecting and enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability to drive positive change. Our goal is to elevate the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or objectives.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in an open and transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We respect difference and diversity and reward individual performance as well as teamwork. We offer a collegial culture based on strong values, taking individual responsibility, and dedication to mastering challenging tasks. To harness the power of innovation, we invest in the development of our employees.

We encourage you to make an impact in a diverse, international, technology-enabled, and increasingly agile environment. If you feel inspired to elevate the active asset management experience, this is the place for you.

We are committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing assistance to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you need support to navigate our websites or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com.


21952 | Legal & Compliance | Professional | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent

Job Level:
Professional
Location:
New York, NY, US, 10019
Available until:
06/18/2023
Area of Expertise:
Legal & Compliance
Unit:
Allianz Global Investors
Employing Entity:
AllianzGI US Holdings LLC
Job Type:
Full-Time
Remote Job:
Hybrid working
Employment Type:
Permanent
ID:
21952
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