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Role Summary
The Sr. Legal Counsel will be a member of the legal team supporting T. Rowe Price Trust Company, in particular its collective investment trust (CIT) business. This position requires specialized knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing CITs, including applicable securities, tax, and banking laws, as well as laws and regulations governing retirement plans (e.g., ERISA). The role independently conducts legal research, drafts legal documents, and performs other legal-related duties in coordination with other senior attorneys. The individual is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their own work, may assign tasks and provide guidance to less experienced staff, and contribute to overall team objectives. This role will collaborate closely with business, compliance, risk, operations, product, technology, distribution, and other stakeholders. Legal activities completed are typically highly complex.
Responsibilities
Provides legal advice to internal business units around the creation, operation and administration of the Trust Company’s collective investment trusts (CITs). For example, the Sr. Legal Counsel will: Draft, amend and maintain governing documents for CITs, such as declarations of trust, supplemental declarations of trust, investment guidelines and offering circulars;
Determine client eligibility to invest in a CIT according to the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling 81-100 and the exemptions covering CITs offered to retirement plans under the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940;
Draft and negotiate legal documents, including participation, advisory, custody, trading and accounting agreements;
Review, and comment on, as a subject matter expert, marketing materials, including client presentations, and assist in responding to requests for proposal (RFPs) as well as assisting with preparing or reviewing client communications;
Provide advice regarding operations and compliance matters, such as annual financial reporting, ERISA 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements, and editing/updating of policies and procedures;
Assist with the Trust Company’s responses to regulatory examinations and inquiries and work closely with compliance and other firm-wide colleagues on regulatory examinations and requests;
Prepare and present documents and meeting materials in connection with the Trust Company’s Board of Directors and its various committees;
Act as primary interface with distribution units and legal team analysts to handle onboarding issues and document coordination.
Identifies, researches, analyzes, and monitors highly complex legal issues pertaining to their area of expertise and the area of business they support.
Independently conducts fact-finding and legal or regulatory research, including analysis of new laws, regulations, regulatory proposals and guidance and advises business on…