Finance Lawyer - EU Knowledge

To boost EU capability for financial regulation topics, we are currently looking for:

Finance Lawyer:

Deliver market leading Knowledge

• Identify and monitor key EU legal, investment and financial regulation subjects including without limitation; Bank recovery and resolution, Capital Requirements, EMIR, Prospectus Regulation, Securitization, AIFMD, ELTIF, UCITS, PRIIPs, PEPP, Anti-Money Laundering, Market Abuse, MIFID, SFTR, Benchmarks etc.
• Develop and disseminate commercially useful memoranda, presentations, and precedents
• Assist our Finance practices in Luxembourg and Europe
• Enhance and develop new mechanisms for capturing, sharing and communicating EU law related knowhow.

Support Finance Knowledge strategy

In close collaboration with Knowledge Lawyers:

• Support K&L strategy, identifying key priorities and a strategy to delivering those
• Strengthen a knowledge sharing culture
• Manage client updates in relation to current legal developments and participate in client know-how development
• Work in close collaboration with other K&L team members across the region, practices and functions

• EU qualified Lawyer
• 3 years of previous experience as a knowledge lawyer or as a practicing lawyer in Europe
• Good knowledge of the EU financial regulation topics
• Strong drafting skills
• Fluent in English and French with German and/or Luxembourgish considered as an additional asset
• Strong interpersonal skills with confidence to deal with all levels of staff
• Communicating effectively upwards, seeking advice when needed
• Inspires confidence and demonstrates control even under pressure