Legal Counsel – Global Advisory

About the role

The Legal Counsel will be a member of the Global Advisory - North America Institutional team, providing legal advice and guidance on various institutional investment advisory matters in support of a variety of business units and legal entities within the T. Rowe Price organization.

Responsibilities

• Negotiates investment management agreements with institutional clients, incorporating input from numerous internal teams.
• Reviews presented business issues related to investment advisory activities, conducts legal research and investigations, and crafts legal solutions, balancing internal and external stakeholder interests with the risks of adverse legal actions, revenue loss, or reputational damage to the entity.
• Issues are typically complex or without much precedent and require creative solutions.
• Provides thoughtful and thorough legal analysis under tight deadlines and prioritizes competing tasks and requests.
• Maintains an in-depth understanding of practice or functional area products and services or specializes in a specific product or practice area.
• Handles a portfolio of moderate to complex, often specialized, legal issues, including serving as an advisor to internal and external stakeholders, relevant to issues affecting the assigned entities.
• Provides work guidance and mentoring to other legal department colleagues.

Qualifications

• Law Degree from accredited School of Law and admission to the MD State Bar or other State Bar AND 3+ years of total relevant work experience
• Experience working in or for a regulated financial institution, with familiarity of related federal regulatory regimes
• The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong willingness to learn and a proactive approach to tackling complex and multifaced work assignments
• Attorney with in-house asset management experience and 5+ years of experience in practice area
• Demonstrated experience interacting with other attorneys, legal analysts and compliance groups
• Ability to interact effectively and work in partnership with a diverse group of internal and external contacts
• FINRA Requirements: FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.

Pay

$145,000.00 - $247,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$159,000.00 - $272,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$181,000.00 - $309,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Schedule

Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.