Junior Legal Manager

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In Continental Europe, Goodman manages four partnerships investing in high quality, sustainable logistics properties and data centres with a combined AUM of €5.9 billion and outstanding equity commitments of €2.2 billion. Our institutional investor base is wide ranging and includes some of the world’s largest pension and sovereign wealth funds. Goodman holds a cornerstone stake in all of its partnerships.

Following the continued growth of the Investment Management platform in Continental Europe and the launch of two new partnerships investing in data centres over the past 12 months an exceptional opportunity has now arisen for a driven and ambitious individual to join the team.

We are seeking an in-house lawyer to support the business on a broad range of corporate finance and fund-related legal matters, including equity raisings, debt financings, and related transactional (M&A) and governance work. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer at an early stage of its career to gain hands-on exposure to complex transactions and ongoing legal operations within a dynamic business environment. The role involves close collaboration with all members of the Investment Management Team, the Legal Practice colleagues, external counsel, and internal and external stakeholders across our European business.

More concretely, this means you will get the opportunity to:

Corporate

• Support legal aspects of corporate transactions, including M&A and restructurings
• Review and help negotiate transactional documents under supervision (e.g. NDAs, term sheets, exclusivity agreements and sale and purchase agreements)
• Assist with transaction management, including due diligence, conditions precedent, and closing processes, as well as post-closing compliance

Finance

• Support legal aspects of debt financing transactions, including (intra-group) loans, bond programmes, (construction and acquisition) credit facilities, refinancings and security arrangements
• Review and help negotiate finance documents under supervision (e.g. EMTN prospectuses, term sheets, facility agreements, security documents, intercreditor agreements)
• Assist with transaction management, including conditions precedent, as well as ongoing compliance with financing arrangements and covenants

Funds

• Support legal aspects of the formation, structuring, and operation of investment funds, including debt and equity raisings
• Review and help negotiate and maintain fund documentation (e.g. Management Regulations, LPAs, PPMs, subscription agreements, shareholder agreements)
• Review and help negotiate and maintain investment and property management documentation (e.g. investment advisory agreements, financial administration and services agreements, project management and development agreements and property management agreements)
• Provide practical and business oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders (in particular the Investment Management Team), including advising on the interpretation of fund documentation
• Assist with investor onboarding, side letters, and ongoing investor queries

Governance

• Review corporate approvals relating to corporate finance transactions (investment committee, board and shareholder resolutions)
• Assist the Company Secretarial Team to organise annual general meetings and periodic investment committee meetings, review minutes and provide board assistance
• Assist with maintaining corporate records and transaction documentation

Legal Risk Management

• Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments affecting the group’s and the partnership’s operations (e.g. AIFMD, FDI and FSR)
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal legal policies and templates
• Support the Legal Practice in strategic projects and initiatives across the business
• Participate actively in the continental European Legal Practice group and prepare relevant reporting for General Counsel CE as and when required

Do you recognize yourself?

The ideal candidate has a strong academic background and has 2-4 year’s experience, with a background in corporate finance transactions. Prior experience with a top-tier law firm is preferred.
He or she has a broad interest, and will have the following qualifications:

• Strong drafting and analytical skills
• Good understanding of corporate finance concepts and transaction mechanics
• Well-organised with strong attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in an agile environment
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn
• High ethical standards and professionalism
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with non-legal stakeholders
• Understanding of data centres and real estate is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English

Not sure if you fit the profile? Let’s find out together!

But first, let us introduce ourselves a little more: 

Goodman Group is a provider of essential infrastructure. We own, develop and manage high quality, sustainable logistics properties and data centers in major global cities, that are critical to the digital economy. Goodman operates in key consumer markets in 15 countries across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. We are the largest property group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and invest significantly alongside our capital partners in our investment Partnerships. Our Continental European headquarter is based in Belgium and we are active in 7 European countries, including offices in Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Luxembourg, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan and Paris. 

Our culture is based on collaboration, ownership and seizing the opportunity. We take full responsibility for our work, support each other’s success and make room for growth for everyone. 

How do we look at the world of tomorrow? 

At Goodman we believe we all have a role to play in safeguarding the future for next generations. Therefore, sustainability is the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we foster a sustainable and inclusive working environment for all our employees but also, throughout all our projects, we are continuously engaged in a process to assess its sustainability. Each aspect of the properties’ lifecycle is scrutinized on its future proofness for decades to come, resulting in a low ecological footprint over time. At Goodman, we believe it’s not enough to talk the talk — we also need to walk the walk.