Overview

Linklaters LLP is a law firm which specialises in advising the world’s leading companies, financial institutions and governments on their most challenging transactions and assignments. With offices in major business and financial centres, we deliver an outstanding service to our clients anywhere in the world.

To support our growing Investment Funds Practice, we are currently looking for an:

Investment Funds Lawyer

Key Responsibilities and Challenges

• Taking instructions from clients;
• Drafting creatively, clearly and accurately, making use of precedents where appropriate;
• Research, due diligence and information management;
• Communicating and negotiating on behalf of client, leading where appropriate.

Client Relationship Management

• Building rapport and establishing credibility with clients;
• Continually seeking to improve level of service to clients.

Business Development

• Keeping up to date with developments in clients' industries and their implications.

Qualifications

• European qualified lawyer with 2 to 4 years of experience in investment funds law as well as outstanding academic qualifications.

Legal Skills and Character

• Excellent technical and writing skills, including drafting and legal analysis;
• Ability to follow and synthesize legal and regulatory developments and issues;
• Ability to develop knowhow and training of practical and commercial application;
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, including the ability to manage time effectively and to prioritise;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to work as part of a team, sharing responsibilities with team members in a cross-border team, ensuring a seamless service for the practice;
• Energy and commitment, with a flexible and proactive approach;
• Self-motivation, resilience and discipline;
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to apply law and regulation in a practical way to “real-life” scenarios;
• Ability to leverage IT tools, new technologies and resources to deliver high-quality service to our clients.

Language skills

• Fluent in written and spoken English and French; German and/or Luxembourgish would be an asset.

Characteristics

• Innovative and practical;
• Team player;
• Proactive;
• Commercially minded.

We offer you

• An attractive salary package;
• The opportunity to work for an ambitious international firm where feedback, open communication and innovative ideas are encouraged;
• Intellectually challenging and rewarding work within a multicultural environment where diversity and inclusion are celebrated;
• The opportunity to work within a strong team with extensive expertise in Luxembourg;
  Work in a friendly, motivated and determined environment;
• Top-quality training and career development opportunities.

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.