Director, Legal & Regulatory

at  Brookfield Asset Management Inc

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4-5 + years’ PQE experience at a major law firm or in-house
• Experience in managing paralegals / trainees
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - both written and verbal, including being able to flex communication style to diverse geographies and team members
• Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast paced and team-oriented environment
• Strong time and task management skills and possessing an ability to manage multiple priorities and raise issues in a timely fashion
• Meticulous attention to detail is essential
• Experience in real estate and/or private equity is a plus, but is not essential
• Proficiency in full suite of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
  Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.
  We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.
  Job ID R2037092

ROLE OVERVIEW:

BPG is seeking a corporate lawyer to assist in a variety of day-to-day matters faced by the in-house real estate legal group of a large, dynamic global business, and have a willingness to embrace a diverse range of business issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervising and mentoring two junior legal associates
• Supporting business groups, including investments, finance, capital markets, tax, and operations, on corporate projects
• Coordinating and overseeing entity incorporations, restructurings, and dissolutions, including review and analysis of tax structuring advice
• Assisting the other members of the legal team with managing deliverables associated with financings and other transactions
• Overseeing preparation of corporate structure charts and Diligent updates
• Overseeing responses to third-party AML, KYC and sanctions compliance requests pertaining to Brookfield and its European portfolio including issuances of AML letters
• US Custody Rule analysis and compliance and US antitrust reporting
• Ensuring adherence with Brookfield’s legal entity protocols
• Reviewing funds flow memorandums
• Reviewing and negotiating service provider engagements

• Responsibility for high-volume NDA process (outsourced), and NDA execution • Securities Watchlist maintenance

• Managing external corporate administrators and law firms
• Researching and monitoring changes in applicable corporate laws, regulations and guidance, primarily in the UK and EU, as well as industry developments, best practices, and trends
• Assisting internal stakeholders and external law firms and other vendors with any questions relating to Brookfield’s legal entities, processes and procedures