Legal Counsel - Investment Legal

The purpose of the role is primarily to support Fidelity's European equities and fixed income capital markets activities and other investment business needs with excellent and pragmatic legal advice.

We are looking for a lawyer who can partner closely with the business, including senior stakeholders, in a friendly, open and challenging environment. They should be capable of spotting, analysing and solving legal issues by marshalling first-rate technical expertise and of understanding the business in depth and applying often ill-fitting legal and regulatory concepts to that business in a commercial way. The role offers the possibility of genuinely partnering with the business and owning, with others, the legal risk in respect of it.

• advising on fixed income and equity capital markets transactions, including on the documentation for and execution of cornerstone investments prior to an IPO, private taps of existing bonds, equity placings, block trades and the purchase or sale of unlisted equity or debt;
• advising investment professionals on interpreting applicable law or regulations as they apply to debt or equities investments, including on deal structures, covenant packages in high yield bonds, consent solicitations, and proxy voting;
• supporting the investment team on contentious legal issues with companies in which we invest, such as where there is a bond restructuring or defaults in portfolio securities;
• advising on the Market Abuse Regulation and other regulations or laws which relate to insider trading controls and wall crossing procedures within the markets in which Fidelity operates and invests;
• analysing and providing advice on corporate governance issues arising in companies in which we invest to ensure that Fidelity fulfils its stewardship obligations;
• preparing and presenting training to portfolio managers, analysts and traders on emerging or key issues;
• assisting business growth by working on projects, providing ad hoc legal advice and negotiating documents required to support fixed income, equity and private asset products;
• monitoring legal developments which may affect the investment business and reviewing/drafting (together with Investment Compliance) internal policies on investment matters;
• leveraging external counsel, group action providers and paralegals and others to deliver optimal outcomes; and
• generally supporting and working with other departments and global Fidelity entities on country-specific, regional and global projects.

For starters, we'll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We'll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we'll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work - finding a balance that works for all of us. It's all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.