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Job Description
Senior Legal Counsel | Private Credit Investments
* We make a difference, delivering outcomes for our millions of members.
* Join our growing office and team in London, focusing on private markets transactions and assets!
AustralianSuper is the largest pension fund in Australia - the 16th largest in the world by total assets, and the fastest-growing among the top 20.
With more than £180bn in assets under management, and a world-class investment team, AustralianSuper has the appetite and capability to directly invest in large-scale opportunities. The Fund is an active investor across global financial markets, real assets, private credit, and private equity, with the aim of delivering sustainable, long-term performance for its members.
Your new role:
Joining our highly regarded internal team of Investment Lawyers in London, you will work alongside experienced debt and corporate professionals working across Real Assets and Private Credit deals!
We are looking for someone to work closely with the private credit investment team to provide strategic, structuring, and commercial transaction support and advice across a range of credit investment opportunities. The role will be a good fit for someone with experience in real estate finance and infrastructure lending, and familiarity with structured credit.
Some of your key responsibilities in this role will be:
* Autonomously manage the legal and related due diligence required in respect of assets in which the Fund is planning to invest, with a particular focus on the Fund's investments for private credit; infrastructure debt and property debt.
* Lead the identification, escalation, allocation, and mitigation of legal risks associated with the Fund's investment activities as part of the legal work stream.
* Advise on transaction structure, deal documentation, diligence, regulatory/licensing, and reputational issues.
* Manage and provide advice on legal documentation and commercial terms relating to both the Fund's direct investment activity, its contractual arrangements with its commercial partners as well as broader Investment Department activity.
* Take ownership for the development and implementation of appropriate control processes, precedents, and checklists for the ongoing review of investments in listed and unlisted assets.
* Input into the broader transaction management for the Fund's direct acquisitions across the asset class teams and portfolio operations.
This role is based on-site at London King's Cross Estate, one of the core assets of the Fund's global portfolio, with a hybrid work schedule.
What You'll need:
* Significant experience within private practice at a large law firm or an in-house legal function working in private credit/debt.
* Excellent track record reviewing and negotiating documents, including finance documents, legal opinions, confidentiality agreements, release and reliance letters, engagement letters, etc.
* Extensive experience managing projects with several parties and service providers.
* Detailed comprehension of legal due diligence principles in relation to private market investments and regulatory clearances.
* Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with competing deadlines and priorities.
* Bar Qualified.
Life at AustralianSuper
Our London and New York offices are made up of over 200 talented colleagues and are expected to grow three-fold over the coming years, meaning when you join you become a key part of building our culture in the office.
As we collaborate with colleagues across multiple time zones, flexibility in work hours is both a requirement and an opportunity for this role.
We offer great benefits including generous leave types, leading pension contributions, health insurance, and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we're happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What's next:
Apply now if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit, and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing, and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
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