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The Associate Counsel provides legal service, support and advice to client(s) assigned and senior management. This position assists in resolving legal issues relative to legal administration services, including SEC disclosure/registration, corporate secretarial/governance and other regulatory or legal support required. This position regularly interacts with individuals throughout the firm, including members of our product, legal and compliance, fund administration and operation teams, as well as directly contacting our affiliates and their teams.

Responsibilities

SEC Disclosure/Registration

• Prepare regulatory filings for mutual funds, including annual fund registration updates and post-effective amendments to add new fund series and classes
• Take and respond to comments on fund disclosure documents given by SEC staff
• Review/comment on disclosure documents as assigned, including prospectuses, SAIs, Part Cs, supplements, proxy and information statements, N-14s, 24f-2s, shareholder reports, N-CSRs, N-CENs and N-PX
• Research issues regarding disclosure requirements

Product Development Support

• Represent Legal Administration at new product launch teams and project teams, as assigned
• Collaborate with business leaders, managers, and partners in furtherance of timely product launches
• Provide legal support and assistance for clients, including contract review/drafting and negotiation, legal research and interpretation of regulatory requirements
• Special projects as assigned

Corporate Secretarial/Governance

• Draft/review board memoranda, resolutions and materials for quarterly Board meetings and Board committee meetings
• Draft/review contracts for mutual funds, including, for example, advisory/sub-advisory agreements, distribution, transfer agency and custodian agreements, 12b-1 and shareholder servicing plans and agreements
• Draft/edit documents required by governance actions scheduled or taken, including charter documents, letter agreements, and procedures
• Draft/edit Board and Committee meeting minutes
• Research issues regarding governance matters and requirements
• Present before mutual fund Board of Trustees, as assigned

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Natixis Investment Managers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or any other status protected by law.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree; Law Degree and Bar Admission
• 3+ years mutual fund legal administration experience or comparable business experience required
• Speak with authority and present with integrity. Represent Legal Administration comfortably before internal legal and compliance, product, operations and investment strategies groups
• Deliver time-sensitive actions in a fast paced environment
• Strong legal research, interpretation and writing skills
• Excellent executive functioning skills such as time management, prioritization, presentation and project management skills as an independent individual contributor