Legal Counsel Investment Management

Are you a driven legal professional with an interest in the financial sector and investment management? At Van Lanschot Kempen, you will have the opportunity to work at the heart of our Investment Management activities, where your advice helps to shape innovative investment solutions for our clients.

As Legal Counsel Investment Management, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, supporting our range of investment strategies and investment funds. Your main focus will be to provide legal support to our Private Equity team, as well as to our other alternative investment teams (Farmland, Non-Listed Real Estate, Infrastructure, Impact). You will work closely with colleagues across the organization, including Fund Management, investment teams and Fiduciary Management, and collaborate within a strong and experienced Legal team.

We are looking for an ambitious, proactive and curious lawyer who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and is eager to deepen their expertise in complex and evolving legal topics.

Your work includes:

• Supporting Van Lanschot Kempen’s alternative investment teams (Private Equity, Farmland, Non-Listed Real Estate, Infrastructure, Impact) with their investments;

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating investment management agreements, fund documentation, LPA’s, side letters;

• Providing legal advice on investment management products, mandates and fund structures (UCITS, AIFs, discretionary mandates);

• Identifying legal developments in (European) laws and regulations and contributing to their practical implementation.

Your talents

• A master’s degree in Dutch or European law, including civil law.

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in private practice as lawyer and/or inhouse legal counsel at a financial institution.

• Knowledge of private equity structures and documentation, as well as financial regulatory law, particularly in the areas of collective investments and asset management - or the motivation to develop this knowledge further.

• A keen desire to learn, coupled with the ambition and energy to develop yourself further, both professionally and personally, as well as incorporating and embracing AI in your work.

• A pragmatic and solution-oriented approach, enabling you to translate legal issues into clear and actionable solutions for the business.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders.

• You have excellent command of English, both in writing and orally.

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and are committed to building a team and organisation that reflects a variety of backgrounds, skills and experiences.

Move ahead at Van Lanschot Kempen

Van Lanschot Kempen’s Legal department offers a varied and supportive working environment. We support all the organisation’s activities – from Private Banking to Investment Management and Investment Banking – and work closely with the business in doing so. The team consists of eighteen specialist legal counsels who, with a proactive attitude and strong commitment, make a visible contribution to the further development of Van Lanschot Kempen.

In addition to the substantive work, there is plenty of scope for social activities and collaboration outside of day-to-day practice. Van Lanschot Kempen also places great emphasis on training and personal development, so that you can continue to develop both professionally and personally in a way that suits you.

An organisation's degree of innovation and agility also depends on the diversity of its workforce. Our differences make us stronger together. We promote an inclusive work environment where all colleagues feel at home. With us, you can be yourself. And we are proud of that.

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