Paralegal (12-month maternity cover)

Company Profile

Founded in 1977, GMO is a global investment manager committed to delivering superior long-term investment performance and advice to our clients. We offer strategies and solutions where we believe we are positioned to add the greatest value for our investors. These include multi-asset class, equity, fixed income, and alternative offerings. We manage approximately $65bn for a client base that includes many of the world’s most sophisticated institutions, financial intermediaries, and private clients. Industry-wide, we are well known for our focus on valuation-based investing, willingness to take bold positions when conditions warrant, and candid and academically rigorous thought leadership. Jeremy Grantham, GMO’s Co-Founder and Long-Term Investment Strategist, is renowned as an expert in identifying speculative investment bubbles and also as a leading climate investor and advocate. GMO is privately owned and employs over 430 people worldwide. We are headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. Our company-wide culture emphasizes commitment to clients, intellectual curiosity, and open debate. We celebrate and respect our differences, while embracing and valuing what each of us brings to work, as we know that diverse teams in an inclusive, caring environment achieve higher engagement and better client results.

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Position Overview

We are looking for a Paralegal to join as a member of our UK/European Legal and Compliance Team for a 12-month maternity cover. This person will report to GMO Netherlands’ Managing Director, Risk & Compliance and will be based out of the GMO UK Office.

Position Responsibilities

• Supporting Board and Committee governance matters for GMO’s subsidiaries in the UK and the Netherlands, including scheduling meetings, assisting in the production of meeting materials, and drafting meeting minutes as needed.
• Performing AML/KYC processes for onboarding of new clients and as part of regular reviews.
• Assisting the GMO Netherlands Managing Director, Risk & Compliance with the review of contracts including outsourcing agreements, services agreements, client agreements.
• Helping GMO’s Client Relations team to understand marketing requirements for GMO’s funds and investment services for regions outside of the US.
• Working with the GMO Netherlands Managing Director, Risk & Compliance to assess the impact of regulations applicable to GMO’s UK and EU offices.
• Managing registration and renewal of GMO’s funds in regions outside of the US - primarily in Europe (including UCITS and AIFMD passporting).
• Reviewing offer documents, marketing and other materials.
• Coordinating powers-of-attorney (including notarizations etc.) and translation services and acting as liaison point for various third party service providers.
• Reviewing compliance and risk policies and procedures.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of regulatory filings.
• Assisting with Know-Your-Customer requests from banks and other institutions with which GMO does business.
• To generally assist with other legal and compliance matters and projects as may be needed.

Preferred Characteristics and Skills

• 3-5 years of experience working in the investment management industry.
• Knowledge of EU and UK fund marketing and registration requirements highly regarded.
• Working knowledge of MiFID II.
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
• Careful and consistent attention to detail.
• Ability to interact comfortably and professionally with persons at all levels of the organization and external service providers.
• A strong work ethic with the ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Ability to successfully manage a large number of competing needs.
• Team-player attitude.
• Willingness and ability to have a flexible work schedule as needed to deal with urgent tasks.
• Ability to work independently, manage and take ownership of projects, analyze situations and identify potential solutions with the willingness to assist in whatever is needed to complete the task.
• Strong familiarity with Microsoft Word, document management and version comparisons (redlines).
• General understanding of the financial services and fund industry highly preferred.
• Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Must possess unquestionable integrity and ethics.

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