Company description

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $447 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 612 investment vehicles as of September 30, 2024. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,300 professionals operating in 29 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

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Position Summary

This individual will report directly to the Head of Legal of CIM Europe. As Legal Manager, the candidate will co-ordinate legal and corporate governance aspects of evergreen funds in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and provide support to the fund management at the various stages of the investment funds life.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

Legal tasks

Act as the team’s front-line executor for day-to-day deliverables
Maintain and coordinate the updating of fund level policies and procedures
Review/draft legal documentation related to the funds’ life cycle
Coordinate filings with the CSSF and prepare the relevant documentation (SAQ, reports, etc)
Liaise with stakeholders, including lawyers and notaries
Oversee updates and filings submitted to the Luxembourg trade and companies register, RBE
Supervise notarizations and apostille
Coordinate and oversee the execution process for legal deliverables
Oversee the maintenance and accuracy of internal databases, trackers, and document platforms (e.g. SharePoint, ELM, Agiloft)

Governance tasks

Manage day-to-day corporate governance and entity management including ad hoc and quarterly boards, legal governance, regulatory compliance, ensuring compliance with company procedures and constitutive documents
Shareholders: draft / review the documentation for shareholders’ general meetings (annual, ordinary and extraordinary): convening notices, proxies, minutes
Board of Managers: assist with the preparation of quarterly and ad hoc board meetings held in Luxembourg, in particular confirmation of agenda and collection of board materials
Draft / review resolutions of the Board of Managers and of the Shareholders
Provide support to the board members in terms of the details of the background of the legal documents to be signed, legal validity of the documents/transactions
Prepare and coordinate self-assessment questionnaire for Board members
Coordinate KYC requests received from various stakeholders

Qualifications

Requirements

Education & Certificates

Bachelor/Masters’ degree or similar qualification in Law

· Any Luxembourg regulatory qualification/certificate is considered a plus

Professional Experience

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the corporate/fund department of a Luxembourg law firm or in an asset manager/third-party Manco based in Luxembourg
Strong knowledge and understanding of Luxembourg Corporate Law
Strong knowledge and understanding of the larger Fund business including experience with open-ended strategies and various Luxembourg Fund regimes
Strong knowledge of Private Credit, PE, Real Asset structures, of their legal and administrative requirements and day-to-day business

Competencies & Attributes

Strong organizational skills, structured and attention to details
Ability to meet assigned deadlines and ad-hoc requests from multiple people
Experience in coordination with other internal departments and third parties including various service providers and external legal counsels
Ability to act and operate independently
Flexibility and collaborative attitude
Team spirit
Intellectual curiosity / Pro-active in addressing any issues
Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
Fluent in English. Any other language skills will be considered an asset
High proficiency in SharePoint, Outlook, Adobe, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
Willingness to learn and develop