Associate Investment Manager, Legal Counsel
Omni Bridgeway is a publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) with professionals around the world managing a global investment portfolio of legal assets. We have a highly experienced team of 160+ specialists in law, intelligence, and finance with expertise in civil and common law legal and recovery systems. We work with individual claimants, law firms, corporations, sovereigns, and multilateral institutions across nearly every region, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the UK, and the US.
About the role
You will work as a Legal Counsel, conducting due diligence on funding opportunities, providing advice and recommendations about funding matters, managing funded cases, researching legal and strategic issues, and preparing information on litigation finance-related topics.
Responsibilities
- Conduct due diligence on prospective funding opportunities, including analyzing financial and legal issues, communicating directly with claimants and their counsel, and conducting factual investigations.
- Assist Investment Managers in the preparation and negotiation of term sheets.
- Provide recommendations on the appropriateness of funding matters and prepare and present submissions to the Investment Committee.
- Engage with lawyers and law firms to discuss litigation finance.
- Manage funded cases by maintaining client and lawyer communications, monitoring case progress and developments, conferring on strategic issues, considering settlement issues, and managing litigation fees and expenses.
- Conduct general research on legal, strategic, and other issues as requested.
- Prepare submissions, articles, blogs, and PowerPoint presentations on litigation finance-related topics and assist Investment Managers with business development activities.
Requirements
- J.D. and 6 or more years of litigation experience.
- Superior academic credentials.
Skills
- High-level litigation and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage tight timelines and balance competing priorities.
- Self-motivated, results-driven, and thorough.