What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counsel, Marketing Review position at Dimensional Fund Advisors?
Dimensional's Legal division is an in-house team of client-focused attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants who partner with internal and external teams to help provide legal expertise across business functions, legal systems, and jurisdictions.
This Counsel role will be responsible for supporting a diverse range of day-to-day corporate legal needs of Dimensional’s global sales, client servicing and marketing activities. This role will work with legal, compliance and business partners at all levels of the organization with respect to international, federal and state securities laws concerning the sale of investment advisory services and products globally. The position will be based in Austin, Texas and will report to the Deputy General Counsel, Sales and Vice President.
Responsibilities:
- Review global marketing materials related to the sale of advisory services, U.S. registered funds and UCITS.
- Collaborate with Dimensional attorneys globally regarding legal, regulatory and compliance issues related to fund and investment adviser marketing, private placements, and other matters supported by the group.
- Partner with global sales, client servicing, marketing, product development, research and compliance departments to identify and manage legal issues and risks regarding advisor and product registration, including, for example, the ability to market advisory services globally.
- Work with and oversee outside counsel globally on a variety of legal matters, ensuring that standards for service delivery and cost are met.
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of practicing law in investment management, including experience with SEC and FINRA advertising rules. Preferably with a top-tier law firm or in the legal department of a broker-dealer and/or investment adviser.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing a variety of broker-dealer and/or investment adviser marketing materials, including digital marketing, for legal issues specific to financial services or other regulated industries.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as an ability to communicate with non-lawyer business partners in a clear and understandable way.
- Experience with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 required; experience with various foreign investment advisor laws and regulations preferred.
- Able to work well in a team environment; experience working in a work-from-home environment preferred.
- Self-starter who enjoys working within a team and can manage multiple time-sensitive projects involving different business and support groups.
- Membership in a U.S. state bar required.
- JD from a top law school.
