Senior Legal Counsel - Asset Management
Company: Fidelity Investments
Location: Boston
Posted on: September 19, 2023
Job Description:
Job Description:The Role As Senior Legal Counsel in Fidelity s
Asset Management Legal Group, you will provide counsel to portfolio
management, sub-adviser oversight, trading, operations, compliance
and product governance teams on a wide range of legal and
regulatory issues associated with the Strategic Advisers funds,
which operate as multi-manager funds of funds that are dedicated to
Fidelity s managed account offering. You will also review due
diligence materials and negotiate sub-advisory agreements with the
funds' affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- Minimum 5-10 years of relevant law firm, industry or regulatory
experience as a practicing attorney
- Significant experience with the Investment Company Act of 1940
and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 required
- Working knowledge of the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 preferred
- Experience with negotiating mutual fund sub-advisory agreements
and/or providing regulatory advice with respect to complex
derivatives and alternative investments are desirable but not
required
- Strong academic background
- Ability to work independently under pressure in a dynamic
environment that will require you to manage multiple, competing
tasks simultaneously
- Ability to break down complex and complicated legal issues
quickly and provide real time legal advice
- Strategic and critical thinking skills, excellent judgment, and
decision-making skills
- Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills, in
particular the ability to reduce sophisticated legal issues to
straightforward, practical analysis and advice
- Commitment to excellenceThe Value You Deliver
- You will be a key member of the team of asset management
attorneys located in Boston, working closely with other members of
Fidelity s Asset Management Legal group.
- You will provide legal support on a broad range of issues
involving the Strategic Advisers funds, which operate as registered
multi-manager fund of funds that are dedicated to Fidelity s
managed account offering.
- You will work closely with portfolio managers, compliance,
sub-adviser oversight and product governance on new investment
products and sub-advised strategies. Legal support will include
guidance on applicable regulation and exemptive relief, contract
negotiations with third party sub-advisers, and review of board
materials relating to new or terminated sub-advisory
arrangements.
- You will assist with fund governance matters, liaise with fund
and independent trustee counsel, review board presentations and
provide guidance to senior management on board proposals.
- You will counsel compliance, investment teams and senior
management on regulatory and fiduciary obligations, legal and
regulatory risk, and proposed and impending regulation.
- You will review information statements, new sub-adviser
registration statement supplements and annual registration
statement updates for the Strategic Advisers
funds.Certifications:Company OverviewFidelity Investments is a
privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial
well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their
future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in
delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions
and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions
to help invest their own clients' money.Join UsAt Fidelity, you'll
find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that
positively impacts peoples' lives, including yours. You can take
advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage
of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home.
Honored with a , we have been recognized by our employees as a Best
Place to Work in 2022. And you don't need a finance background to
succeed at Fidelity-we offer a range of opportunities for learning
so you can build the career you've always imagined.Many of our
associates are continuing to work remotely temporarily due to
COVID-19. When Fidelity employees eventually return to the office,
our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances
both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite
through what we're calling \u0022.\u0022We invite you to Find Your
Fidelity at .Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and
retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of
inclusion and belonging.Fidelity will reasonably accommodate
applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in
the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an
accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team
by sending an email to--, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2,
option 3.
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