Senior associate

Private Equity Fund is currently looking for a Senior Associate

We are seeking for a highly motivated, ambitious individual with a proven track record of consistently achieving goals.

Primary responsibilities:

• Business and deal structuring.
• Drafting transactional documents, and сonducting due diligence and risks identification, mitigation.
• Preparation and analysis of memorandums re: corporate governance, tax, investments, currency regulations, state procurement.
• Contract management: drafting, reviewing and approving of contracts.
• Litigation: interests protection strategy developing, drafting of lawsuits, claims etc., representation in courts and government authorities (not mandatory).
• Providing company’s management and staff with legal opinions on a wide range of issues.
• Support of compliance function (corporate compliance, anti-trust checks, developing and implementation of anti-corruption policy from scratch, adaptation and implementation of the rules and policies).

Qualifications:

• 5+ of confirmed work as an associate or head of legal in a reputable companies (Investment and\or foreign financial\RE companies and\or Family office experiences).
• Excellent knowledge of corporate and commercial/civil law.
• Excellent legal drafting and research skills.
• Practical experience in M&A procedures (distressed), deal structuring, conducting due diligences (both English and Ukrainian law).
• Other legal structuring (SPA, SHA, debt structuring, entering into or withdrawal from business, etc. — Venture Capitals/startups, Real Business, etc.).
• Business-minded approach and commitment to excellence, and оpenness to discussions and self-improvement.
• Effective communications and negotiations skill.
• Fluent English, Ukrainian and Russian.

This is a full-time position. The position reports to the Chief Legal Officer.

Place of work: Kyiv, Ukraine.

Salary and benefits are to be determined during the interviewing process. If you believe your knowledge and experience are a fit for this position, please send a detailed CV and a cover letter to [apply]. Your candidacy will be kept in the strictest confidence.