Paralegal

Paralegal
Region: Luxembourg
Required experience: 3 years
Environment: Company
Contract: Permanent position (Full-time)
Paralegal Investment funds
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Company description

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients in major world markets. We are one of the largest investment management firms in the world, with more than $665 billion in assets under management as of February 2023. 

We foster a diverse, connected, collaborative culture that encourages different ways of thinking and differentiated insights. We embrace innovation to address increasingly complex investing challenges. We pursue responsibility throughout our firm—from how we work and act to the solutions we design for clients. 

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Responsibilities

Fund related responsabilities

Update of Fund legal documentation

  • Amendment of prospectus, PRIIP KID and related documents
  • Liaising with the CSSF for the approval and visa procedure and prepare relevant shareholders’ mailing (running the address files, quantities and languages) and liaise with service providers accordingly
  • If needed, liaising with Luxembourg counsel with respect to the update of fund legal documentation
  • Run the liquidation process of a compartment with the CSSF and liaise internally, with the CSSF and with service providers accordingly (preparation of legal documentation, publications…)
  • Ensuring that the latest version of fund legal documentation is uploaded on the AB external website

Foreign Registration of funds/portfolios 

  • UCITS IV/AIFMD passporting process
  • Liaising with foreign counsels to ensure the update of existing registrations with foreign regulator

Sub-Custodian Account Opening/ Tax reclaim relating to funds’ investments

  • Coordinating with custodian regarding documents preparation for accounts opening and tax reclaims
  • Review and execution of the  documentation requiring notarization and/or legalization through notaries and embassies

Annual Extraordinary General Meeting of the Luxembourg based UCITS SICAVs

  • Drafting of the documents (notice and proxy) and coordination of the relevant translations
  • Preparation of the mailing to shareholders, publications in the Official Gazette and newspapers
  • Vote casting and preparation of the attendance list according to the proxies received
  • Drafting of the AGM minutes

Quarterly board meetings of UCITS SICAVs / AIFs

  • Drafting of the documents (notice and proxy) and coordination with board members
  • Review of the board meeting minutes

Management company/aifm related responsabilities

Meeting of the Board of Managers

  • Coordination of all necessary arrangements for the organization of meetings in our premises (quarterly basis)
  • Review of the minutes of the Board of Managers meeting

Executive Committee Meeting

  • Coordination of all necessary arrangements for the organization of the executive committee meetings (monthly basis)
  • Review the minutes of the executive committee meeting

Drafting of circular resolutions

  • Drafting of standard circular resolutions
  • Following up the execution of such circular resolutions

Invoices

  • Review and approval of service providers’ invoices

Job specifications

  • Be highly organized, efficient and professional and be able to work to deadlines autonomously
  • Discretion, flexibility and rigor are required
  • Strong sense of professional responsibility
  • Problem solving skills and attention to detail
  • Have a high level of computer skills and in particular have a good knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
  • Able to work with a minimum of supervision
  • Able to delegate tasks to the administrative assistant as needed and supervise
  • Be fluent in English is mandatory (written and spoken) as the candidate will have to communicate with contact persons based in different countries
  • Having a transfer agency experience would be a plus

Work environment

  • Legal team composed of 6 persons (counsels, paralegal, assistant)
  • Challenging, dynamic and multicultural work environment

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