A Vice President and Senior Counsel will generally have at least eight years of experience in the financial services industry. A Senior Counsel bears ultimate responsibility for the delivery of quality Legal Administration services to his/her assigned clients and must be able to independently manage his/her client relationships effectively. He or she must work independently with a minimum of management direction from the Department Head. A Senior Counsel must be an expert in 1940 Act issues and possess a highly developed understanding of not only the legal issues but also the business, distribution, marketing and structural issues facing mutual fund clients.
Responsibilities - Responsible for keeping current with legal developments, coordinating communication of such developments to clients and proactively applying such developments to clientstuations.
- Serves as a mentor or developer of less experienced colleagues.
- Leads resolution of complex client or internal legal issues; issues with potential liability to State Street and ckyient service issues; brings such issues to the attention of senior management; and resolves such issues with input from more senior management.
- May provide support to sales professionals, financial administration personnel, make presentations to potential clients, research and prepare memoranda on general industry issues not related to specific clients and/or participate in seminars and conferences on industry-related topics.
- Provides effective legal support to the Financial Administration Department and or Transfer agency group on contractual, operational, compliance and other issues.
Requirements - Demonstrates high level of integrity and professionalism.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Works collegially with other department members and treats other department members with respect.
- Possesses strong time management skills.
- Independently handles complex projects and multiple priorities for multiple clients.
- Establishes close working relationships with clients and provides excellent service to clients with minimal supervisions.
- Has a mastery of relevant statutes and rules.
- Demonstrates keenly developed issue spotting and diagnostic problem solving skills.
- Exercises considerable sound business and legal judgment.
- Demonstrates strong organizational skills and independent follow through on issues and tasks.
- Demonstrates ability to adapt and manage new, changing and often conflicting situations.
- Ability to delegate assignments effectively and efficiently.
- Utilizes resources efficiently.
