Institutional Legal Lawyer – EMEA Legal & Compliance
About this roleBlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximising outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs and index mutual funds.Job Purpose/Background:The Institutional Legal Team provides advice and support to the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (“MASS”) business (including Outsourced Chief Investment Officer, Retail Wealth solutions and model portfolio advisory and distribution), EMEA Institutional Client Businesses (“ICB”), Transition Management team and BlackRock’s captive life insurance vehicle for institutional clients, BlackRock Life Limited (“BLL”), and also advises the firm on certain areas of corporate and commercial legal risk and regulatory change.This role will be within a team of 6 lawyers supporting the full breadth of the team’s coverage. The successful candidate will work with multiple client channels across BlackRock, including the ETF and Index Investing Business, Retail Business and ICB, which collaborate with the MASS Business to deliver solutions to clients, as well as working closely with colleagues in the wider Products & Solutions Legal team (of which the Institutional Legal team forms a part).The successful candidate will be expected to work autonomously and, once familiar with BlackRock documentation and processes, to work with minimum levels of supervision. The role requires a collaborative approach, working closely alongside business colleagues. The role has a steep learning curve, and the candidate will be expected to take on a full workload promptly after joining.Key Responsibilities:Identify, address and manage legal and regulatory risk issues arising within the institutional client and MASS businesses across the EMEA region.Act as a strategic legal partner to the MASS, ICB and Transition Management business teams, proactively identifying solutions and driving outcomes rather than operating in a purely reactive advisory capacity.Participate directly in client-facing discussions and negotiations with clients and their counsel in relation to legally complex advisory, investment management and transition management agreements, as well as partnership agreements, in each case taking ownership of legal points and driving transactions to completion.Provide legal support and advice on certain commercial legal and regulatory areas, including MiFID analysis, outsourcing arrangements an...