Krollbondratingagency
Assistant General Counsel (London)
London, England. Posted 2 months ago
The role
The Assistant General Counsel will work with the Legal Department on various in-house legal matters. This includes reviewing, negotiating, and drafting client engagement letters, subscription agreements, and vendor agreements.
What you will do
- Review, negotiate and draft client engagement letters
- Review and draft subscription agreements with clients
- Review and draft vendor agreements
- Manage KBRA's contracts
- Support corporate governance matters and board meetings
- Support implementation of cybersecurity and operational resilience requirements
- Advise employees about the applicability of regulations
- Collaborate with Compliance on matters before the FCA, ESMA, or SEC
- Assist in research on credit rating agency regulation
- Assist with protecting intellectual property and managing registrations
Required qualifications
- A qualifying law degree (or equivalent)
- Admitted to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales with a current practising certificate, or otherwise authorised to practise law in England and Wales
- 6-14 years of post-qualification experience
- Strong experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements
- Familiarity with corporate governance matters
- Knowledge of securities laws and experience working in highly regulated environments
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong research, analysis, organizational, and project management skills
Nice to have
- Experience with structured finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions
- Employment law experience
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT
Benefits
- A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
- Competitive benefits
- Paid time off
- Pension plan
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
About the company
KBRA (Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC) is a full-service credit rating agency. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority.