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Who We Are

Albourne is a global financial services company. Our objective is to advise our clients to be the best investors they can be. The company’s main areas of focus are fund research, portfolio and risk advice, FinTech and implementation. The Nicosia office opened in 1998, we currently have over 200 dynamic employees – and are looking to have more to join our teams across various functions.

Role in Brief

The role of the Legal Analyst – Alternative Investments is to work closely with their respective Team and Team Lead in providing terms review, negotiation support and transaction support services to clients for their investments in hedge and private market funds.

A significant portion of the Legal Analyst’s time will be allocated to the review funds’ legal documents, interpretating legal language and assessing whether the investment terms are within market standards. The Legal Analyst will support clients located across the globe, with reports focusing on key investment terms in order to support clients with their investment decisions.

Following a period of apprenticeship, the Associate Legal Analyst is expected to develop a mastery of the issues commonly encountered when providing these services to clients and will be expected to engage with the Senior Analysts and Partners on client projects.

The Legal Analyst will also assist in developing training material and presentations for internal and external use on issues related to clients’ implementation of alternative investments, as well as cataloguing and organizing responses to client issues for creating an issues library for use with subsequent clients.

The Legal Analyst will be based in Cyprus and be part of a growing global team with members based in Cyprus, Connecticut, New York and Toronto. They will be provided with daily support and monitoring from their local Team Lead as well as from experienced Analysts and Partners of the Middle Office Team.

Insights to the Role

Working closely with the Middle Office Team, the Legal Analyst will have the following responsibilities:

Review hedge and private market fund legal documents, focusing on key terms across selected categories;·

Interpret fund document legalese into plain English;·

Assess whether each term is within market norms, above market or off-market;·

Provide context for best practices for each term;·

Reference independent company reports relevant to the terms reviewed;·

Provide clear recommendations for the client to raise during negotiations;·

Provide support through the client's negotiation of document amendments and side letters;·

Assist with the preparation of an issues memo to raise issues with the manager and help request side letter provisions; and·

Support in the continuing development of Middle Office services, systems and related projects.

Who You Are

A qualified candidate will either have A or B:

• At least 3-4 years’ legal experience with financial contracts and a general understanding of global markets, plus a demonstrated ability to develop an understanding of Private Markets and Hedge Fund terms with training on
• the job, orAt least 3-4 years’ experience interpreting Private Markets and Hedge Fund terms by reviewing Limited Partnership Agreements and Private Placement Memorandums, plus a demonstrated ability to learn legal language and logicon the job.

In addition, a qualified candidate will have demonstrated:

• Strengths in time management;
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team;
• Strong organization skills;
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral;
• and Systems literacy (Microsoft Office), advanced Excel skills a plus.

A successful candidate will be expected to:

• Have flexibility for calls and training during Eastern Time (New York) working hours;·
• Occasionally travel overseas as required;·
• Attend company events;·
• Sign and comply with the terms of Albourne Compliance Manuals; and·
• Complete ongoing internal training related to the position.

What We Offer

• Fully paid Medical and Dental Insurance for you and your dependents
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Provident Fund Contribution
• Career growth and tools for ongoing learning and development
• Annual bonus dependent upon performance and company growth
• 5 additional service recognition holidays in surplus to standard annual leave after 5 years of service
• Albourne Training Days
• Free office parking

What You’ll Enjoy

• A supportive, multi-cultural work environment
• Freedom to work independently, problem-solve and come up with creative solutions to complete tasks within required deadlines
• Fun social activities
• We are supportive of fitness, mental health and wellness; implementing company-wide sessions for people to partake in activities related to these areas

Albourne embraces diversity and equal opportunity for all its employees.

We are committed to building teams that represent a variety of cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Successful candidates would be required to comply with the terms of Albourne’s compliance manuals and procedures. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. 

Πώς να υποβάλετε αίτηση

Interested candidates can apply via the following applicant link: https://albournepartners.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/fRecruit__ApplyJob?vacancyNo=VN132 

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