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Senior Financial Lawyer


Vacancy details

General information

Entity

CACEIS is the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole dedicated to asset managers and institutional investors.

Through offices across Europe, North and South America and Asia, CACEIS offers a broad range of services covering execution, clearing, forex, securities lending, custody, depositary, fund administration, fund distribution support, middle-office outsourcing and issuer services.

CACEIS is a consolidator in the European asset servicing market and posts sustained growth in its business activities. The group holds €5.3 trillion in assets under custody and €3.4 trillion in assets under administration (figures as of 31 December 2024)

By working every day in the interest of society, we are a Group committed to diversity and inclusion and place people at the heart of all our transformations. All our job offers are open to persons with disabilities..  

Reference

2026-110253  

Publication date

19/03/2026

Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Legal

Job title

Senior Financial Lawyer

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Expected start date

01/04/2026

Management position

No

Job summary

As a Senior Financial Lawyer reporting to the Head of Legal & Fund Structuring you will:

 

1.    Regulatory oversight and legal advice

  • Provide continuous regulatory oversight over the legal areas of investment funds
  • Provide support and legal advice for the various services
  • Contribute to the implementation of regulatory projects in the field of asset servicing and the asset management (mainly UCITS, AIFMD, MiFID, RIS, ESG, outsourcing, etc.)
  • Participate to CACEIS or Crédit Agricole legal committees and represent the company at BeAMA.

 2.    Contracts:

  • Write and update framework contracts for services rendered to CACEIS’ clients.
  • Negotiate client contracts relating to the main banking and financial services provided by CACEIS.
  • Ensure administrative monitoring of contracts, filing and archiving legal operations.

 3.    Corporate Services and Fund Structuring

 

  • Ensure the legal structuring of investment funds, working with the regulatory authorities and the client: creations, transformations, mergers (national and cross-border), liquidations, etc.
  • Assist investment funds in the organization of their corporate life (assembling meeting documents, holding boards of directors and general meetings, writing minutes, performing legal formalities, etc.)
  • Provide the investment funds with legal and administrative support, update contracts and documentation.

 

Supplementary Information

Activities requiring a high level of expertise

  • Evaluating impact of regulatory changes within the professional sector
  • Being the technical consultant in the professional sector for questions relating to concerned activities, you are able to translate complex theoretical principles into practical implications
  • Ensure good relationships with (external and internal) clients, regulatory authorities and third-parties (business auditor, custodian, portfolio manager, etc.).

 

Position location

Geographical area

Europe, Belgium

City

Brussels

Remote work

hybrid

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

Postgraduate degree – MA/MSc/PhD/Doctorate or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

A Master's in law or equivalent by experience

Level of minimal experience

6-10 years

Experience

A 7-10 years professional experience in a law firm or in a company active in the financial or banking sector

Required skills

  • Independent and proactive, you manage and anticipate the needs of CACEIS and its clients
  • Solution driven, you investigate and get results.
  • Organised, with a thoroughly analytical mind, you achieve these results within the deadline
  • Creative, you are a strong proponent for simplifying existing procedures.
  • Comfortable forming relationships, you are an excellent team member.

Technical skills required

Office

Languages

NL - FR - EN