Legal Counsel, Prime Brokerage & Trading Legal

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Headquartered in London, we manage $213.9 billion and operate across multiple offices globally.

The Prime Brokerage & Trading Legal team is part of the wider in-house legal department at Man. The team consists of lawyers and paralegals based in London and New York. The Team operates a model that strategically leverages external counsel for transactional execution work, enabling in-house lawyers to focus on higher-value advisory functions.

Your role as Legal Counsel will involve working with all team members to accomplish the team's core legal and advisory responsibilities. A key component of this role is developing and maintaining relationships with senior members of the investment management teams and third party service providers, acting as a trusted legal adviser to the business.

• Working on new fund launches with various teams internally, including but not limited to product structuring, operations, compliance fund lawyers, portfolio managers and key business stakeholders.
• Coordinating and overseeing the trading relationships for funds with major financial institutions ensuring their risk and legal teams understand the legal structure of the funds, the strategy and the roles and responsibilities of the investment manager.
• Providing strategic legal oversight of various trading documentation with trading counterparties, including ISDA/CSA, repurchase and stock lending agreements, futures and OTC clearing agreements, prime brokerage agreements, custody agreements and other bespoke trading documentation.
• Advising the business with respect to new fund structures, trading in new jurisdictions and any legal issues that may arise relating to the trading activities of Man's funds.
• Building and maintaining relationships with Man's trading counterparties, including attending industry events, regulatory updates and client functions.
• Leading projects to address regulatory developments, documentary requirements and regulatory issues affecting a broad range of funds in multiple jurisdictions.
• Liaising with and maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders in the business and delivering regular updates regarding legal services and strategic legal matters.

• Legally qualified with in-house experience at a bank / hedge fund or securities law background.
• 3-5 years' PQE preferred but relevant experience will be considered.
• Team player with excellent communication and project management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills required to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Highly motivated, able to show initiative and work with minimal supervision.
• Strong advisory and commercial judgment, with the ability to provide pragmatic legal guidance to senior business stakeholders.

You will thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced parental leave and long-service leave.

Man Group provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and all employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, age or any other legally protected category or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.