Commercial Underwriting Counsel

The primary duties of the associate general counsel are as follows :

• Engagement letters : Responsible for maintaining, reviewing and updating Lincoln's engagement letter templates, including customized letters for sell-side, buy-side, capital raising, restructuring, and valuation assignments. Assist Lincoln's partners and officers with preparing and negotiating engagement letters with potential clients, and ancillary documents. Prepare training materials and lead training sessions of senior bankers on common issues in engagement and company policy regarding escalation of certain institutional changes.
• Corporate Legal Projects and Advice : Work with the General Counsel, other Associate General Counsel, Senior Counsel and C-Suite Management on special corporate legal projects such as corporate structural work and integration of Lincoln International subsidiaries. Provide legal advice and act as trusted advisor to most senior management of the firm on risk management issues across multiple legal areas in consultation with General Counsel and outside counsel as needed.
• Partnership and other corporate documentation : Responsible for organizing and maintaining official corporate records, including all partnership and corporation agreements and option and subscription agreements for new partners. Assistance with drafting other corporate agreements such as consulting agreements, inter-company agreements and fee sharing agreements.
• Employment matters : Assist with the preparation of offer letters and secondment letters. Assist with the preparation of separation agreements. Assist with monitoring and maintaining compliance with employment laws and updating employment policies and mandatory training policies accordingly. Assist with monitoring and maintaining compliance with benefit programs and support HR initiatives.
• International operations : Assist with the legal documentation related to the U.S. partnership's ownership in foreign entities. Assist with the legal documentation related to the U.S. partnership's establishment of new Lincoln International offices or entities abroad and in the US. Assist with the standardization of engagement letter templates across the global organization. Assist Lincoln International's officers with preparing and negotiating engagement letters with potential clients on select cross-border deals.
• FINRA and other compliance matters : Assist the general counsel and director of compliance generally with FINRA and broker-dealer related compliance questions and issues as they arise. Review and update FINRA written supervisory policies and procedures and coordinate implementation of appropriate KYC and conflict check procedures. Draft responses to FINRA requests and assist in FINRA cycle exams. Assist with FINRA compliance training for Lincoln International personnel.
• Other items (vendor agreements, intellectual property and litigation) : Assist with review and negotiation of select vendor contracts. Work with outside counsel and the general counsel to protect Lincoln International's intellectual property globally. Manage outside counsel handling litigation involving the company. Manage third party subpoena responses in coordination with outside counsel.

Qualifications :

Lincoln International provides an opportunity to work in a demanding, yet supportive, team-oriented environment. Successful candidates are assertive, self-motivated, detail-oriented and can manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Interested candidates should meet the following requirements :

Additional Information :

Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.

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