We are delighted to be supporting our client with the appointment of a Compliance and Legal Officer to join a Family Office. This will be a varied, interesting role allowing the successful candidate to become involved in a wide range of tasks reporting to the Head of Family Office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide high level legal advice to the UBO and Head of the Family Office
• Organise board meetings and AGMs including the drafting of all related documentation
• Comply with a large number of AML & KYC queries (this is a function of the large numbers of funds the Family Office has invested in)
• Able to build and maintain the legal filing system
• Ensure all entities remain compliant with their legal obligations
• Work with law firms across common law and civil law jurisdictions on various legal matters including employment matters, contracts, ad-hoc agreements, lettings, purchase and sale agreements and trust related matters
• Provide written advice and recommendations
• Reviewing and drafting legal documentation including contracts, agreements, NDAs etc
• Assess likely risks and suggest mitigation strategies
• Purchase and letting of privately held real estate

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• The applicant will be a fully qualified lawyer, qualified in a common law jurisdiction
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience working in an offshore environment preferably working with SPVs, trusts and family owned assets
• Familiar with trust and SPV structures used by Family Offices to hold different asset classes (real estate, yacht, plane, art collection etc)
• Familiarity with offshore concepts such as substance rules and transfer pricing
• A familiarity with civil law concepts like Foundations would be advantageous
• Experience in drafting corporate minutes and related documentation
• Transaction and dispute resolution / litigation experience
• Familiar with AML/KYC/CRS/FATCA matters as they relate to trust and non-trust structures

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:

• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload and plan ahead to meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deal with a wide and varied range of queries and requests for assistance from throughout the business
• Ability to prioritise a large number of tasks
• Highly organised and able to work well under pressure / tight deadlines