Legal Counsel - Corporate and Enterprise Legal Services

• Provide technical legal and regulatory advice and analysis on EU and UK regulation, guidance, and other measures concerning key enterprise topics


• Advise on practical implementation and integration of regulatory requirements into Vanguard's business and risk, governance, and controls framework


• Advise, support, and collaborate with Corporate Operations, Change Management, Compliance, Public Policy, Risk, business units, and other stakeholders


• Assess and respond to impacts of emerging regulation


• Deliver implementation of new regulation and related matters in business-as-usual operations


• Provide legal and regulatory advice on complex enterprise business change initiatives, including regional organization, regulatory authorizations, and corporate infrastructure


• Conduct research, analysis, and horizon scanning on regulation applicable to the Vanguard enterprise


• Support the Corporate and Enterprise Legal Services unit and wider OGC Legal team


• Partner with OGC teams globally and colleagues across Vanguard


• Maintain knowledge of the investment industry and regulatory or policy changes affecting Vanguard's European group companies and operations


• Represent Vanguard on various industry bodies


• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as required


• Report to the head of the Corporate and Enterprise Legal Services unit

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer


• Minimum five years' PQE working in-house for an international asset management organization and/or in a private practice law firm


• Experience handling a variety of financial services, legal, and regulatory matters


• Experience advising buy-side businesses


• Familiarity with retail financial services regulation is an advantage


• Good working knowledge of MiFID, UCITS, and AIFM regulatory frameworks


• Technical skills and experience interpreting regulation applicable to the asset management sector


• Understanding of the priorities of UK regulators and policymakers


• Experience responding to consultation papers and implementing compliance with regulatory change projects


• Ability to advise businesses and stakeholders directly on new and live regulations


• Ability to work on complex legal issues in a high-volume, fast-paced environment


• Ability to manage varied and changing caseloads


• Excellent communication, stakeholder relationship management, negotiation, analytical, and drafting skills


• Strong attention to detail


• Ability to work independently on demanding legal issues and to tight deadlines


• Must work fully from the Republic of Ireland


• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in providing legal and regulatory advice within the asset management sector, with a strong focus on EU and UK regulations. Capable of integrating regulatory requirements into business operations while managing complex legal issues and stakeholder relationships.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Qualified Lawyer


• Minimum Five Years' PQE


• Experience in Financial Services Regulation


• Knowledge of MiFID, UCITS, and AIFM Frameworks


• Ability to Advise on Regulatory Change Projects

Hard Skills

• Legal Analysis


• Regulatory Compliance


• Stakeholder Relationship Management


• Drafting Skills


• Negotiation Skills


• Research and Horizon Scanning


• Implementation of Regulatory Requirements


• Advising Buy-Side Businesses


• Handling Complex Legal Issues


• Interpreting Financial Services Regulation

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication


• Analytical Skills


• Attention to Detail


• Ability to Work Independently


• Ability to Manage Varied Caseloads

Industry Keywords

• Asset Management


• EU Regulation


• UK Regulation


• Corporate Governance


• Compliance


• Public Policy


• Risk Management


• Investment Industry


• Retail Financial Services Regulation


• Corporate Infrastructure