Legal Counsel - DIG US
About The Position
UBS is seeking a Legal Counsel to advise the Direct Investments Group (DIG) within Global Wealth Management, primarily on US-based activity while also supporting its international platform. The role supports complex cross-border transactions involving co-investments, private equity, real assets, and tailored investment structures across multiple jurisdictions. The Legal Counsel will help safeguard UBS’s legal and reputational interests while coordinating legal support across the US, EMEA, and APAC. The position is part of the GWM Legal team in the US. It involves monitoring legal and regulatory developments, partnering with business, risk, compliance, external counsel, and internal stakeholders, and providing legal input to strategic initiatives and senior management. UBS is open to applications from career returners. The role offers flexible working options when possible.
Requirements
- Qualified to practice law in the US and admitted to a state Bar.
- Experience advising on investment banking, private equity, or asset management transactions.
- Strong understanding of US regulatory frameworks and ability to apply them in a cross-border context.
- Familiarity with international investment structures and multi-jurisdictional legal issues.
- Proven ability to manage complex transactions and provide strategic legal advice.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercial mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
- Sound judgment when using AI, including validating outputs and following policies, risk standards, and ethical-use requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience advising on investment banking, private equity, or asset management transactions within an international bank or law firm.
Responsibilities
- Act as legal advisor to the Direct Investments Group within Global Wealth Management, primarily for US-based activity and also supporting the international platform.
- Advise on co-investments, private equity, real assets, and tailored investment structures across multiple jurisdictions.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting DIG, focusing on the US and its interaction with other regimes.
- Collaborate with DIG business leads, risk and compliance teams, external counsel, and internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and manage legal risks.
- Provide proactive legal input into strategic initiatives, committee presentations, and senior management briefings, ensuring alignment across regions.
- Support governance and reputational risk reviews in line with UBS policies and global standards.
- Use sound judgment when exploring AI to improve workflows, validating outputs and aligning use with policies, risk standards, and ethical requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits are offered; details are available at ubs.com/employee-benefits.
- Potential additional variable compensation or awards, at UBS’s sole discretion.
- Flexible working options when possible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
