Counsel Credit Eu

### _Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry._ **Job Description** **Summary** Ares is currently seeking a junior corporate lawyer in the London office who will be responsible for working with the Legal team, investment professionals and other non-investment groups at the firm to administer principal duties listed below. **Primary Functions and Essential Responsibilities** European Credit: * Negotiate new minority equity investments alongside the Investment team * Assist the restructuring team with corporate law issues on debt-to-equity swaps / take-controls * UK P2P ‘cash confirmations’ * FCA ‘change of control’ filings * Cross-trades, fund rebalancing transfers and advisory board fund disclosures * Engagement letters (tax, DD, financial adviser and law firm) * Commercial contracts * Responding to ad hoc queries from the Investment, Operations and Finance teams Strategic Projects: * Partner with Legal Ops to train, test, and refine AI models and legal technology tools * Contribute to the development and maintenance of internal AI playbooks, clause libraries, and prompt templates * Support the design and enforcement of AI governance frameworks for the legal function * Monitor UK/EU emerging AI-related regulatory developments and advise on their implications for the team's use of technology * NDAs, Release and Reliance Letters: managing our external NDA review team and completing final level reviews * Co-managing a paralegal, who will be working on NDA/release letter reviews, KYC, powers of attorney, incumbency certificates, billing and other routine corporate governance items * Any other tasks as requested by, and to support, the Ares European Direct Lending Legal team from time to time **Education** * Law Degree or other appropriate qualification * Legal Practice Certificate (LPC)/Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) **Experience Required** * 1-3 years Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) with a City law firm and / or in-house financial services legal team **General Requirements** * Skilled with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Office Suite and other MS Office software products, especially MS Word and Excel * Very comfortable using LegalAI technology and genuinely curious to learn and use new LegalAI tools * Ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively to manage competing deadlines and demands * Collaborative and personable team player who is a cultural fit and can effectively interact with groups across the entire platform * Keen eye for detail * Articulate and concise communicator (verbal and written) with good negotiation skills * Highly organised and responsive * Issue spotter who sees through complexity and can thoughtfully balance the legal and commercial aspects of an issue * Proactive mindset with a strong appetite for process improvement and driving efficiencies **Reporting Relationships** _There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active._