Associate General Counsel, Nuveen Natural Capital

Associate General Counsel

The Associate General Counsel job assists in protecting the organization's rights, obligations and privileges and its legal interests by providing legal advice and by ensuring the legal activities meet the current and future needs of the organization. This job provides legal advice/counsel in business-related areas of expertise (e.g., corporate law, real estate, tax, business litigation, transactions/anti-trust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, and ethics).

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Legal Management

• Responsible for minimizing exposure to legal risk across the US business and providing advice to the Asset Management Teams to assist them on a day to day basis.
• Responsible for establishing, engaging, and maintaining relationships with external counsel. Assist in sourcing and recommending a list of appropriately qualified legal firms for transactional and corporate legal advice. May work closely with US business in this regard.
• Review and help coordinate legal documentation and due diligence in relation to lease agreements, crop management agreements, easements, solar/wind agreements, acquisitions, dispositions, third party agreements, lending agreements, ancillary property agreements.
• Liase with Water Resources Director on US water management schemes and legal matters, with particular emphasis on legislation and regulation changes and ensuring these are communicated to the relevant internal parties
• Review and help coordinate lending agreements and internal intercompany agreements
• Responsible for understanding all fund and account structures in order to provide proper guidance to the US business in this regard
• Responsible for ensuring all legislation changes that impact the US business are researched and considered when providing legal advice. May also work with the government relations team in this regard.
• Provide support and advice around any dispute that may arise and ensuring they are managed accordingly to resolution including obtaining advice from external counsel where necessary. May work with external insurance broker to help resolve claims or insured matters that arise.
• here applicable, work with the US business on the required applications and approvals with Federal, State and local regulatory bodies, if applicable (eg – FSA, USDA).
• Support legal aspects of developing ESG reporting and contracts, and provide local support on legal matters related to sustainability.
• Engage with global legal team for coaching, best practice sharing and alignment of legal goals.
• Ensuring all internal legal precedents are maintained, reviewed and updated on a regular basis.

Fund Management

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• As part of growth efforts, may be involved in supporting the launch of any new Nuveen Natural Capital product in the United States and the ongoing maintenance of fund structures, providing guidance on compliance with fund terms and restrictions, engaging external counsel as required.

Corporate Governance

• Provide secretarial support to the Global Investment Committees and fund boards. Ensure internal global approval documentation is recorded and adhered to.
• Review and update corporate documentation, resolutions, and consents • Provide ad-hoc support with preparation and review of certain documents and other corporate governance matters and help to coordinate signatures as required, as well as oversight to ensure required internal approvals are obtained.

Compliance

• Support and assist compliance, finance, legal and risk team members to ensure maintenance of compliance-related obligations and audits.
• Support the review and communication of policies required by law, compliance, and/or the business

Other

• Assist with any new business (development) initiatives and expansion plans as directed.

Educational Requirements

• Doctoral Degree Law Required

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
8IC

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience practicing law in a law firm, a regulator, in-house legal department and/or agricultural field

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school and member in good standing of state bar is required

Preferred Experience:

• 7+ years of experience practicing law in a r law firm, a regulator, in-house legal department and/or agricultural field

• Experience with Land / Property Acquisition

• Experience with Water law and regulations

• Project Management experience

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Related Skills

Accountability, Adaptability, Communication, Digital Savviness, Influence, Legal Collaboration / Consensus Building, Legal Counsel Expertise / Advisory, Legal Negotiation / Contract Management, Legal Risk Management, Legal Writing, Problem Solving, Relationship Management

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2025-01-13

Base Pay Range: $157,500/yr. - $272,300/yr.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information about the firm please visit our website at www.Nuveen.com

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

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