At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.
We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.
Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.
ABOUT THIS POSITION
The successful candidate will assist in providing legal support to T. Rowe Price’s business operations in Asia Pacific. He/she will work closely with the Legal teams based in Singapore and Hong Kong as well as other members of the EMEA and APAC Global Legal Advisory teams in providing support on funds, separate accounts and other matters. He/she should expect a wide variety of predominantly asset management assignments with primary coverage in Asia ex-Japan but from time to time there may be assignments that relate to matters in APAC. He/she may also occasionally provide support to APAC Privacy and Data Protection, as well as APAC Intellectual Property Legal team.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides legal support in respect of Asia ex-Japan institutional and intermediaries clients by maintaining and updating various internal legal databases and systems, including compiling of various data points and checking content of existing and terminated agreements.
Provides legal support on company secretarial matters in respect of T. Rowe Price entities in APAC.
Provides legal support in respect of T. Rowe Price Australian unit trusts fund range and T. Rowe Price Funds SICAV fund range registered in APAC, including checking and reviewing offering documents.
Providing legal support on privacy and data protection matters, in particular assisting with monitoring legal and regulatory developments in APAC.
PREFERRED (OR ESSENTIAL) QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least 3 years of legal experience, preferably in the asset management sector.
Preferably exposure in the drafting, review contracts.
Excellent written and oral skills. Mandarin language skills would be a plus.
Ability to interact with a diverse group of internal and external contacts.
Good organisational skills and attention to details.
WORK FLEXIBILITY
This role is eligible for remote work up to one day a week.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.
T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.Top Skills
What We Do
T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term.
Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, we provide an array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors.
At T. Rowe Price, we believe in strategic investing. It has guided how we do business for more than 80 years, and it’s driven by independent thinking and rigorous research. So our clients can be confident that we’ll strive to select the right investments as we help them achieve their objectives. Strategic investing means that we don’t stop at surface level analysis. Instead, we go beyond the numbers. Our investment professionals travel the world, visiting the companies they evaluate. It’s this passion for exploration and understanding that has helped inform better decision-making and prudent risk management for our clients since its founding by Thomas Rowe Price Jr. in 1937.
