What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate - Institutional Banking and Investment Services Attorney position at Ascension Global Staffing & Executive Search?
The Philadelphia office of our Am Law 100 client is seeking a junior attorney to join its Investment Management and Financial Services Practice. The group does highly sophisticated and diversified work for clients that include banks, financial institutions, transfer agents, funds, advisers, and institutional investors. Preferred candidates should have familiarity with private and registered funds formation and alternative structures, and a working knowledge of the federal securities laws, in particular those applicable to investment companies and investment advisers.
Candidates should possess a strong academic background, client management skills and superior drafting skills. Candidates must have the skills to retain and desire to grow existing clients and relationships, including the ability to multi-task and manage their time to meet deadlines and complete projects.
- Admission to practice law in Pennsylvania with excellent academic credentials;
- 2 years of experience at a law firm, financial institution, or regulator with demonstrated financial services experience;
- Superior writing skills, strong work ethic, great communication skills, comfort with ambiguity and outstanding interpersonal skills;
- Experience drafting and negotiating services agreements; and
- Willingness and desire to learn.
About the IBIS Practice Group
As one of very few practices that focus primarily on asset servicing providers, our client’s Institutional Banking and Investment Services (IBIS) Practice Group is uniquely designed to serve the expansive needs of institutional banks and investment servicing providers both in the United States and globally. The IBIS practice group provides advice on all aspects of investment matters, including investment vehicle formation, management, planning, transactional, tax, regulatory, and compliance matters and pairs this expertise to uniquely focus on asset servicing and operational support matters such as administration, accounting, custody, corporate and escrow trust services, structured finance trust services, leveraged finance support, government contract bidding and savings plans, transfer agency, outsourcing and related matters. They support their clients through the entirety of the investment lifecycle.
