Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and strong issuer relationships have made us one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional financing solutions and risk-adjusted returns.

We are seeking an exceptional investment management attorney to join our EMEA Legal team in London. This role is ideal for a technically strong, commercially minded lawyer who can provide hands-on legal advice across key business functions including the trade floor, portfolio management, client-facing teams, product management, and compliance. You will advise on a diverse institutional client base including funds such as UCITS and AIFs.

The role involves close collaboration with PIMCO’s European Legal team supporting all aspects of the business in EMEA and the global distribution of European funds. You will act as a key legal adviser on portfolio management and trading-related issues, investment guideline interpretation and compliance, and provide advice on eligibility, investment mandates, fund documentation, regulatory requirements, and ESG considerations. This position offers exposure to complex investment products and global markets within a highly collaborative and intellectually rigorous environment.

Experience
- Qualified lawyer with strong investment management experience, ideally within an asset manager or leading law firm
- Good understanding of global fixed income management, securitisations, credit, equities, derivatives, public and private funds, commodities and real estate
- Demonstrated experience advising on trade floor and investment-related legal and regulatory issues, including investment restrictions, eligibility analysis, and real-time trading questions
- Strong technical knowledge of UCITS/AIFMD investment powers, restrictions and guidelines
- Experience instructing and working efficiently with external counsel across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions
- Ability to provide clear, practical, timely and commercially focused advice to investment professionals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

About you
- Approximately 5+ years post-qualification experience in investment management or financial services law
- Prior experience supporting portfolio managers, traders or investment product teams
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, particularly in complex regulatory or guideline-driven matters
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality advice under time pressure
- Collaborative working style and strong professional judgment

Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with relevant post-qualification experience
- Deep knowledge of investment management law and regulatory frameworks