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Job Description
At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 9,500 employees working in 30 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 155 countries. For more than 75 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.
We are looking to hire an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Asia legal team. This role will be based in Singapore and reports to the Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will review and prepare disclosure documents, shareholder reports, marketing materials for existing funds, memoranda, and other materials for meetings of the funds’ boards of trustees. In addition, you will be assisting in the development and launch of new funds, drafting and negotiating on various types of agreements (including distribution agreements and investment management agreements) and may be called upon to advise on private equity investments on behalf of the funds and institutional accounts.
What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?
What makes Franklin Templeton unique?
In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.
We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.
We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.
Franklin Templeton values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need a workplace arrangement to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com. In your email, please include the arrangement you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. We will review the request and make a best effort to enact the arrangement. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for arrangements will receive a response.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.
We are looking to hire an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our Asia legal team. This role will be based in Singapore and reports to the Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will review and prepare disclosure documents, shareholder reports, marketing materials for existing funds, memoranda, and other materials for meetings of the funds’ boards of trustees. In addition, you will be assisting in the development and launch of new funds, drafting and negotiating on various types of agreements (including distribution agreements and investment management agreements) and may be called upon to advise on private equity investments on behalf of the funds and institutional accounts.
What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?
- Assist with new fund development; advise on fund structure, business, and regulatory issues; draft and prepare fund disclosure documents
- Assist with support of institutional business, including the drafting and review of investment management agreements and other ancillary documents and attending onboarding meetings
- Assist in the preparation of materials for board meetings and post-meeting follow up
- Serve as lead disclosure attorney for selected funds with responsibility for preparation and/or review of offer documents, constitution documents, registration documents, etc
- Assist in the support of portfolio management, risk management and compliance with respect to the use of complex securities and derivative instruments, advice on compliance with applicable regulatory restrictions and requirements, draft board memoranda and fund risk disclosure
- Assist in support of broker-dealer affiliate on regulatory and compliance matters related to the distribution of the funds; draft and negotiate partnership, support, and distribution-related agreements with financial intermediaries
- Provide legal advice on private equity transactions
- Degree from reputable law school and distinguished academic and professional experience
- At least 3 years PQE in investment management/ financial/ corporate sector with a law firm and/or global financial services company
- Malaysia qualifications and/or experience with Malaysia legal matters will be an advantage (although not essential)
- Experience in private equity transactions will be an added advantage
- Ability to communicate effectively and to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with persons contacted in the course of performing assigned duties including Company management and outside business associates
- Excellent command of spoken and written English. Proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia is highly preferred due to regional coverage but not a requirement
- Analytic and meticulous
- Comfortable advising and interacting with senior management/investment professionals on a regular basis
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and work independently
- Ability to develop solutions to a variety of complex problems and ensure solutions are consistent with organization objectives
What makes Franklin Templeton unique?
In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.
We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.
We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.
Franklin Templeton values diversity in its workforce and welcomes employees from different backgrounds, generations, capabilities, cultural identification, sexual orientations, and gender expression, in addition to other attributes that contribute to a truly diverse and inclusive community.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need a workplace arrangement to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@franklintempleton.com. In your email, please include the arrangement you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. We will review the request and make a best effort to enact the arrangement. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for arrangements will receive a response.
We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.