Associate Investment Manager, Legal Counsel

Associate Investment Manager, Legal Counsel

Location: Houston, Texas

Job Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Company: Omni Bridgeway

About Omni Bridgeway

Omni Bridgeway is a publicly listed company on the ASX (Australian Stock Exchange) (ASX:OBL) since 2001 and has professionals around the world managing a global investment portfolio of legal assets.

We have a highly experienced team of 160+ specialists in law, intelligence, and finance with expertise in civil and common law legal and recovery systems. We work with individual claimants, law firms, corporations, sovereigns, and multilateral institutions.

Our team assesses investments and enforcement opportunities arising in nearly every region, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the UK and the US. We have funded hundreds of cases to completion, offering disputes financing and judgment enforcement capability and experience that is unsurpassed in the industry.

Role Description Summary

You will work as a Legal Counsel and generally be responsible for:

Conducting due diligence on funding opportunities

Providing advice and recommendations about funding matters

Providing ongoing management of funded matters

Research on legal and other issues

Preparing information on litigation finance-related topics

Key Role Responsibilities

The role requires you to undertake a broad range of duties, such as:

Conducting due diligence on prospective funding opportunities (including analyzing financial and legal issues, communicating directly with claimants and their counsel, and conducting factual investigations)

Assisting Investment Managers in the preparation and negotiation of term sheets

Providing recommendations as to the appropriateness of funding matters and preparing and presenting submissions to the Investment Committee

Meeting and speaking with lawyers/law firms to discuss litigation finance generally

Managing funded cases by maintaining client and lawyer communications, monitoring case progress and developments, conferring on strategic issues, considering settlement issues, and managing litigation fees and expenses;

Conducting general research on legal, strategic, and other issues as requested

Preparing submissions, articles, blogs, and PowerPoint presentations on litigation finance-related topics and assisting Investment Managers with some aspects of their business development activities

Required Education

a J.D. and 6 or more years of litigation experience

Superior academic credentials

Key Role Technical and Behavioral Competencies

High-level litigation and analytical skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong written communication skills

The ability to manage tight timelines and balance competing priorities

The ability to be self-motivated, results driven and thorough