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Fisher Investments - Lake Dallas, TX
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Senior
Lake Dallas, TX
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
About the position
Fisher Investments is seeking a commercially oriented attorney to provide legal support across various functions within the firm. This senior-level role will involve advising on multiple legal areas, supporting the institutional business, global ESG program, and outsourcing initiatives, while also contributing to the firm's growth and expansion efforts.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate investment management agreements for the firm's institutional business.
- Provide legal advice to the firm's institutional funds team.
- Advise management in the institutional business on legal matters.
- Review requests for proposal submissions and responses to due diligence requests.
- Help the institutional business navigate new and/or changing regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Serve as the lead legal support for the firm's global ESG program, advising on new/changing ESG regulations.
- Provide legal support services to the firm's outsourcing program, including reviewing and negotiating service provider agreements.
- Assist with the creation of new subsidiaries and obtaining licenses/permissions for expanded services in existing jurisdictions.
- Coordinate with outside counsel and train paralegals, fellow attorneys, and business colleagues on new and/or changing regulations.
Requirements
- Law degree from an accredited law school with admission to a bar.
- 4+ years of experience at an AmLaw 200 law firm, or at least 3 years of experience at an AmLaw 200 law firm coupled with 2+ years of in-house corporate experience.
- Experience negotiating contracts.
- Experience providing legal advice on new and/or changing regulations to large corporate organizations.
Benefits
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents.
- 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum.
- 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays.
- Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance and back-up child, adult, and elder care.
- $10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit.
