Legal Counsel
Core
Provide transactional legal support and legal risk management for alternative asset transactions including real estate, private credit, private equity, and venture capital.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (alternative investments)
Builds
Legal documentation and risk frameworks for AIA Investment function
Domain
Financial services / Alternative asset management
Required skills
Transactional legal support, risk management, commercial legal advice, legal infrastructure design, training and mentorship
Preferred skills
Independent legal judgment, stakeholder influence, attention to detail, self-starter attitude, communication skills
Technologies
Legal documentation tools, investment lifecycle management systems
Responsibilities
Structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating documentation for infrastructure, real estate, private credit, private equity, and venture capital transactions; Identify, assess, escalate, and manage material legal and documentation risks; Provide commercially pragmatic legal advice balancing legal, regulatory, governance, and risk interests; Assist with design and management of specialized legal infrastructure; Train and mentor team members and stakeholders; Provide legal support to AIA funds platforms and Group initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
