Fund Counsel

Natixis Investment Managers is looking for an attorney with asset management experience to join a team primarily responsible for supporting the overall legal, regulatory and compliance aspects in support of Natixis and Loomis Sayles mutual funds and exchange traded funds. 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 interacting directly with our affiliates and their teams. This is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA.

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 various 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
• Provide legal analysis of new regulations and provide ongoing regulatory advice and guidance related to the asset management industry

Product Development Support

• Represent Legal Administration at new product launch teams and other project teams, as assigned
• Collaborate with internal/external 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 other materials for quarterly Board meetings and Board committee meetings
• Draft/review contracts for mutual funds, including, for example, advisory/subadvisory agreements, distribution, transfer agency and custodian agreements, 12b-1 and shareholder servicing plans and related agreements
• Draft/edit various 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree; Law Degree and Bar Admission
• 7+ years 1940 Investment Company Act experience or comparable business experience required
• Exceptional judgment and range. Able to excel at quickly analyzing complex legal and business issues in a range of substantive areas.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed. Able to work efficiently, under time constraints, with varying degrees of supervision, and handle projects with contending deliverables in a dynamic environment.
• Outstanding analytical, advocacy and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence executives and professionals from diverse business lines
• Superior writing and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences

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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.