Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary - Institutional Investments

• Provide legal support for the 720 East CLO platform including reviewing offering memorandums indentures engagement letters warehouse agreements collateral management agreements control agreements and other investment related documents; and
• Provide legal support for a wide range of asset management activities for the 720 East CLO platform and general account investment portfolio including amendments and waivers restructurings bankruptcies realizations and regulatory matters as well as manage the CLO platform's participation in liability management exercises.

• Candidates must have at least five years of legal experience in one or more of the following areas: collateralized loan obligations corporate finance commercial lending structured finance or bankruptcy or restructurings.
• Ability to analyze a variety of legal issues synthesize complex information and provide solution-oriented legal advice to business professionals throughout the enterprise.
• An exemplary academic record and a Juris Doctorate degree; note that a license to practice law in the State of Wisconsin or a commitment to become licensed within the first year of employment is required.
• The scope of this role may change over time to respond to business needs. The successful candidate will be flexible and adaptable in terms of general skills and aspirations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills a highly analytical and curious mind creativity comfort dealing with ambiguity integrity high ethical standards and a positive demeanor.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and contribute effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work autonomously as well and to deal with multiple tasks at the same time.
• A keen problem-solving approach using sound legal reasoning and practical business judgment to identify and address risks and achieve results that balance benefits for all stakeholders of the enterprise.

• Accountability: Holds self and their direct reports accountable for measurable high-quality timely and cost-effective results delivery and execution. Determines objectives sets priorities delegates work to direct reports and accepts responsibility for mistakes.
• Attention to Detail: Focuses on specific details to spot and correct errors in advance of them being found and surpass quality expectations. Performs work with thorough proofreading for presentation content accuracy and overall quality.
• Continuous Improvement: Utilizes available methods to identify opportunities executes solutions and measures impact to improve existing practices and processes. Implements feedback and lessons learned. Leverages the ability to identify and experiment assumptions and hypothesis for products to be able to refine and improve them at any stage of the life cycle.
• Cross Functional Partnering & Planning: Facilitates collaboration communication coordination and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization and who have different areas of expertise to achieve common goals.
• Risk Assessment & Identification: Leverages industry knowledge to determine and seek hazards that could potentially prevent the program enterprise or investment from achieving their objectives; designs systematic processes of identifying severity of hazards and evaluating the scale and impacts of any associated risk on the business.

• Be part of a diverse inclusive and nationally recognized Law Department with 130+ members from across the country and a culture that values every background and perspective.
• Work in-house on high-impact projects with minimal reliance on outside counsel and direct engagement in business strategy.
• Competitive compensation annual bonus eligibility and opportunities for career growth.
• Join a Fortune 500 leader with $378 billion in assets $38 billion in revenues and a legacy of helping millions achieve financial security.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups

What We Do

You’ll Like It Here At Northwestern Mutual we believe that our lives and our work matter. And that doing what’s right is good for everyone. We follow through by designing tech that improves the community and cultivating creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere. These guiding principles have allowed our company to grow for more than 160 years. Here you’ll be with a team who emphasizes integrity and prioritizes security to design experiences that better everyone. You’ll work in cross functional teams to create optimal solutions that are rooted in innovative strategy and thoughtful execution. And you’re provided development tools and opportunities to become a leader all with the support of a collaborative team. You’ll be surrounded in a culture that values innovation and works to always evolve to stay ahead of trends and client needs. We are intentional in seeking out team members who will challenge us. Our employees choose us for the career opportunities commitment to philanthropy and desire to have a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients. You have career passions and goals. We have ambition and opportunity for you to grow your future in tech. Discover today: https://careers.northwesternmutual.com/

Why Work With Us

We invest in our people. We know careers are about choices so we provide intentional opportunity. Here you can build creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere and revolutionize traditional processes. As a mutual company our focus is our people — whether professional development or investments in the community. 

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