Legal Counsel

Job ID: 26609 

Would you like to take your next career step by joining a leading Nordic Asset Manager? Nordea Asset Management (NAM) Business Law is looking for a Lawyer to join our team.

NAM is the asset management arm of Nordea Group. NAM has around 800 employees and provides asset management products and services to Nordea Bank’s sales networks and to external international institutional clients and third party fund distributors. NAM manages almost EUR 300 billion of assets and is one of the fastest growing pan-European asset managers with presence in more than 15 geographies across Europe and beyond.

About this opportunity

You'll join Business Law, where we provide legal advice to the business of NAM. You will both separately and together with other members of the team be handling all legal aspects of the business of a global asset management firm.

What you’ll be doing:

• License to operate and strategic questions.
• Client agreements, such as investment management agreements and fund investment agreements, trading agreements and legal aspects of product development.
• Broker and research agreements, questions related to investment restrictions and agreements with for instance data vendors.
• Agreements with external managers and other types of outsourcing.

The role is based in Oeiras. Travelling will be required.

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You’re enthusiastic, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to achieving results.

Your experience and background: 

• A law degree (Master’s degree).
• Fluency in English.
• Analytical mindset.
• Ability to work effectively, to prioritize tasks and to exercise sound judgment.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 30/11/2024.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at supporting customers and communities. So please come as you are.

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