coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarters in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the Asset Management division of an international Swiss bank in Zurich. We are searching for a fund lawyer (m, f, d) as a

Legal Counsel Fund Life Cycle

Responsible for legal support for the portfolio management team and institutional sales and distribution / Advising on the basis of the Collective Investment Schemes Act, the Financial Institutions Act, the Financial Services Act, the Financial Markets and Infrastructure Act and FINMA regulations and practices / Monitoring transactions in the context of compliance and risk management / Drafting legal documents and legal monitoring and contracts as well as legal safeguards for agreements, e.g. for advice, fund investments, prospectuses, licenses, distribution etc. / Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and initiating changes in the automated work systems with the support of business analysts and IT specialists / Coordinating cooperating with international law firms and authorities worldwide and ensuring a high level of advice for clients / Further developing interfaces with other departments and internal stakeholders, in particular with the Compliance Office / Responsible for professional cooperation with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA / Responsible for training for specialists, managers and members of the Executive Board with a focus on service quality and risk mitigation / Ad hoc legal projects arising from the situation.

Completed law studies at a Swiss university and admitted to the bar / Knowledge of the laws and regulations for asset management (funds) in Switzerland / Professional experience in an international law firm, a legal consultancy (e.g. BigFour), an asset manager or internally in the asset management department of an international bank / Interested in country management matters, including corporate governance / Broad knowledge of the regulations of the financial market supervisory authorities in Switzerland (CISA) as well as cross-border compliance regulations (UCITS, AIF, AIFMD) or the self-regulatory regulations and guidelines for sustainable financial products (AMAS) / Experience in supporting fund administration projects, e.g. structuring, advertising, sales, marketing and distribution. e.g. structuring, promotion, distribution etc. / Ability to understand business, products and processes / Ability to manage and coordinate projects with legal, regulatory and business issues and risks / Ability to draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts / Ability to manage multiple challenging, fast-paced projects simultaneously in a dynamic environment / Ability to make quick and high quality decisions / Skilled in communicating within the international organization and with interdisciplinary teams coordinating complex projects / Business and solution oriented / Strong negotiation and presentation skills with networking ability / German as well as English.

Please send us your documents for an initial contact by e-mail to contact@coni-partner. com or call us on +41 44 254 90 10. Mr. Ivano Coni would like to support you. Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

coni + partner ag

Ivano Coni

Managing Director

Klosbachstrasse 107

CH-8032 Zürich

Tel.: +41 44 254 90 10