Contract Specialist - LLB/LLM

Required Skills - We are seeking well-qualified, experienced candidates for a position for our organization. The successful candidate will have broad experience in a variety of legal areas as detailed below:

- Securities Laws Knowledge: Basic understanding of securities regulations and rules.

- Legal Writing and Editing: Experience writing and editing complex legal documents along with expert level grammar skills

- Knowledge in using the tools in Word document and PDF for editing, commenting, tables insertion, header/footer edits, superscript edits, organize pages, track changes, etc.

- Strong analytical skills including the ability to analyze financial data (like prospectuses and understanding of fees/expenses) in addition to legal documents.

- Attention to detail is paramount: Even minor details like font, spacing, placement of commas.

- Understanding Proofing jargon; familiarity with Word proofing; Line proofing; Paragraph proofing; and Page Proofing with ability to swiftly adapt to specific proofing approach based on client instruction.

- Keeping track of action items and following up with the point of contacts appropriately for pending items.

- Prioritize the registration updates based on the finalized/approved filing schedule and provide heads-up and/or follow-up with the required working group so as to avoid any delays and missing interim filing deadlines.

- Identify and spot out exceptional items in registration statements (Prospectus;) in comparison with prior year filings of the client accounts and by contextual inference.

- Ability to explore SEC Filing websites; various non- Fund accounts that are part of client account filings.

- Familiarize with gleaning/skimming through prospectus summary; registration statements; and Exhibits to identify the required fund details quickly and accurately.

- Provide meticulous analysis and provide the most updated information that are agreed by a larger group and discerning those updates that are still at moot.

- Ability to coordinate tasks that involve multivarious working groups like Legal; Finance; Investment Specialists; and other associated product groups and categorize the various working groups and their associated responsibilities by using a "Review Responsibilities Report"

Responsibilities

- Support regulatory and non-regulatory filings, per guidance provided.

- Review and proofread marketing reviews, learning and development materials, participant disclosures.

- Provide filing assistance to be rendered by meticulous analysis and providing the most up to date information as agreed upon by a larger group.

- Draft intercompany agreements, annuity contracts, third party agreements.

- Carrry out research activities on product distribution issues and various retirement plan issues.

- Keep track of voluminous action items and proactively follow up with the point of contacts appropriately for pending items.

- Prepared to work and provide U.S. Daytime support (including attending meetings, making phone calls) to meet critical deadlines as requested

- Provide prompt reply/acknowledgement to the Reviewers/Working group.

- Will serve mainly as an individual contributor . The role will report to a senior member of the legal team

- Understanding and knowledge of insurance industry/ annuity products. Experience in the financial services industry will be an added advantage.

- Coordination and Consensus: Ability to coordinate with both internal and external partners, build relationships, and follow up on key deliverables to meet mission critical deadlines.

Required Education: LLB/LLM

Required Experience: 5 years - 8 years

Preferred Experience: Experience in providing support with SEC filing in the financial services industry