Position Description:
- Attorney will support BlackRock’s North American investment management business, providing legal advice and consultation on a variety of issues relating to BlackRock’s Institutional businesses and U.S. Bank Asset Management business
Responsibilities:
- Providing legal advice and consultation, focusing on a variety of legal issues relating to investment vehicles and asset management services
- Drafting and negotiating investment management agreements, guidelines and other agreements with clients, financial institutions, consultants, plan fiduciaries and investment advisers
- Managing internal business relationships and communicating directly with internal business clients
- Researching and advising on contractual, banking, trading and portfolio management issues
- Updating disclosure documents
Requirements:
- Candidates must have a J.D. with superior academic credentials from a nationally-recognized law school and three to five years' experience as a lawyer in a major law firm or in the legal department of a leading financial services organization
- Candidates should have some experience with the U.S. Federal securities laws (preferably the Investment Advisers Act and/or the Investment Company Act) and/or general U.S. corporate law
- Familiarity with ERISA’s prohibited transaction rules and other provisions applicable to investment managers is desired but not required
- Candidates must have the ability and desire to develop expertise in new or unfamiliar areas of law
- Candidates must have exceptional analytical, written and verbal communication skills
- Candidates must have strong inter-personal and relationship-building skills
- Candidates must be able to work effectively both independently and as a member of team, in a demanding, fast-paced, global environment
- Candidates must be able to work efficiently on multiple tasks and projects concurrently while responding promptly to inquiries from colleagues and internal clients located in multiple time zones
- Candidates must maintain the highest standards of professionalism and must pay careful attention to detail
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