Legal Analyst (Investments and Commercial Transactions)

LACERA is now accepting applications for the position of Legal Analyst.

The current vacancy is in the Investments and Commercial Transactions Section of the Legal Division. This position will be part of a team of attorneys, legal analysts, and secretarial support that provide legal advice and representation on investment issues as well as transactional support to LACERA and its Boards of Retirement and Investments, the Executive Office, the Investment Division, and other divisions as needed in investing the pension plan assets to provide benefits to members and their beneficiaries. Issues will include interpretation of state regulations, AML/KYC rules, the Internal Revenue Code, and other tax rules, registration requirements with regulatory agencies, and analyzing historical documents, policies, and procedures that may affect the pension plan and its investments as part of a complex global portfolio.

The position will involve filling out investment related questionnaires, forms, registrations, subscription agreements for commingled funds, maintaining title holding entities in the real estate portfolio, drafting minutes and resolutions for the same, assisting with investment closings, managing tax returns and applying for tax exemptions, submitting country registrations and powers of attorney to custodians, processing invoices and keeping logs and spreadsheets updated. It will also involve research, analysis, troubleshooting, and responding to internal client requests.

The Legal Division is comprised of a Chief Counsel, Senior Staff Counsels, Staff Counsels, Legal Analysts, and Legal Secretaries. Legal staff work in one of four sections: Litigation and Employment, Investments and Commercial Transactions, Benefits, and Disability.