Legal Associate / Paralegal, Leading Venture Capital Fund, London, UK
REFERENCE:
9779 /31C
Our client, a leading London based venture capital fund, is currently looking to hire a Legal Associate / Paralegal to join their high-performing team. The fund which invests predominately at series A across a broad range of sectors and geographies are currently gearing up to launch a new fund - making it an exciting time to join!
As the Legal Associate / Paralegal, you will immediately be afforded plenty of responsibility and exposure. On a daily basis you will be working very closely with the General Counsel and wider investment team, supporting a broad range of legal based responsibilities across both the transactions and the fund. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Legal professional with experience within the venture capital or fintech space to become an integral member of a high-performing, growing fund.
RESPONSIBILITIES: - Monitoring all regulatory filings for the company and liaising with relevant administrators/counsel to ensure these are processed on a timely basis (annual registrations, annual returns, licence renewals, director's renewals, fee payments).
- Maintaining a library of certified corporate documents (Certificate of Incorporation, Register of Directors, Register of Members, Memo & Articles, Certificate of Incumbency etc.)
- Maintaining a book of board resolutions for each company ensuring all decisions are properly recorded.
- Maintaining up to date KYC for shareholders/directors that the fund is subject to
- Reviewing KYC documentation and liaising with external advisors where checks are required.
- Monitoring relevant regulatory changes that take place in jurisdictions that may impact the businesses.
- Undertake pre-investment anti-bribery, AML and due diligence checks.
- Maintaining post-investment monitoring and a library of all investment documentation.
- Assisting with regulatory filings and applications where appropriate.
- Work closely with regulators including responding to regulatory questions, surveys, circulars.
- Preparation of various documents to support business activities including portfolio summaries, transactions, payments and board resolutions .
YOUR PROFILE: - Significant exposure working within the venture capital, fintech or technology investment space
- Experience in supporting core investment legal and compliance processes
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions would be advantageous
- As self-started that is used to juggling multiple tasks at one time
