Falkerin™ Recruitment specializes in Legal & Compliance, Accountancy & Finance as well as Banking and Operational Services recruitment. We are also often mandated to assist in recruiting for Business Support roles such as HR, Personal Assistant, Receptionist or Administrative Officer positions. We work with leading financial institutions in Luxembourg. Our clients’ portfolio include major Service Providers, leading Fiduciaries, Management Companies, Real Estate Investments and global Private Equity Houses.

Please see below job description and if you believe you have relevant experience and would like to be considered for the post please send us your CV in English directly to legaljobs@falkerin.lu or by clicking on the below APPLY button. Please make sure to include Reference# of the position in question.

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Responsibilities:

• Second in command to the Associate Vice President (AVP)
• Day-to-day administration of the Luxembourg companies in compliance with legal requirements
• Provide support to the deal teams at the various stages of the investments for the credit strategies
• Drafting and/or review of the relevant documentation and supervision of the administration of all Luxembourg companies
• Review and/or draft of contracts, agreements, reports
• Drafting and/or review of any kind of documents prepared internally or by service provider and ensure their compliance with local law requirements
• Take care of Luxembourg or foreign compliance enquiries (know-your-customer or beneficial ownership requests)
• Shareholders: review and/or drafting of all the documentation for shareholders’ general meetings including convening notices, proxies, minutes
• Board of Managers: organization of quarterly meetings held in Luxembourg: coordination dates, prepare board pack, review of the minutes
• Review and/or draft of resolutions of the Board of Managers and of the Shareholders
• When needed in particular as regards financing of investments and periodical funds upstream (distributions)
• Review and/or draft of Board of Managers resolutions relating to investments and related proxies
• Follow-up of the investment transactions
• Assist the AVP in the supervision of the team and coordination with the finance team, deal teams and FM teams from office abroad
• Tracking lists and templates to be maintained by the legal team
• Develop internal working procedures and assist with training of procedures
• Monitor the internal database, ensure team files are kept up to date and organised

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Law at minimum
• Minimum of 5 years of experience (ideally 7) in a similar position or as a corporate lawyer specialized in PE (ideally in a law firm)
• Transaction experience required
• Experience of credit environment is required
• Demonstrated knowledge in Credit products
• Fluent in English, French to be considered as an advantage - any additional foreign language is an asset
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Luxembourg corporate Law
• Good knowledge and understanding of private equity investment and or credit structure structures
• Good experience in coordinating with third-party investors, accountants and attorneys
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility and collaborative attitude
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent office skills (Excel, Word, Adobe, Outlook)
• Excellent communication skill – both verbal and written
• Good experience in assisting with management of a team and coordination with other internal departments and external parties