Legal & Compliance: Senior Counsel

What you'll be doing

Leading the negotiations of service agreements, advisory agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, and vendor contracts for services supporting the advisor and the mutual fund complex.

Drafting, negotiating, and interpreting participation agreements, shareholder servicing agreements, and distribution-related contracts, including those with broker-dealers, retirement plan administrators, and other intermediaries.

Drafting, negotiating and interpreting exemptive orders and no-action letters; and futures agreements, trading services agreements and other agreements related to portfolio securities and trading matters.

Collaborating with peers and leadership across the Business Units and Departments to champion and drive change management and process improvements.

Providing legal advice on the ongoing operation of Lincoln Financial Group’s proprietary mutual funds and the advisory and administrative services LFG affiliates provide to the funds.

Providing legal advice on fund registration statements, annual and other regulatory reports, filings and certifications.

Providing legal advice on fund board matters and materials, including procedural and other requirements for board meetings and adviser board meeting materials.

Counseling business leaders and clients as necessary on fund and adviser policies and procedures and providing other legal support on fund and adviser compliance matters.

Providing legal advice regarding strategic initiatives of Funds Management and related business lines/products; and regarding new fund development and compliance.

Advising fund complex and adviser on new laws, changes/developments in the laws and other industry developments (legislative, regulatory, case law) and assisting Funds Management Legal and Compliance group, and Lincoln, with key regulatory compliance.

Assisting in all regulatory examinations of fund complex and adviser and providing related support for other Lincoln regulatory examinations.

Directing outside counsel on various legal matters as appropriate.

What we’re looking for

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree (Minimum Required)
• Graduate degree from an American Bar Association approved school and a member of a state Bar in good standing is required. (Minimum Required)
• 10+ Years business law experience with 6+ years of experience counseling investment companies and SEC-registered investment advisers. (Required)

Benefits

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes

Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

PTO/parental leave

Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

Tuition assistance program

Work arrangements that work for you

Effective productivity/technology tools and training

The pay range for this position is $125,800 - $229,100 with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

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