POSITION SUMMARY:The legal team at Nuveen provides advice and guidance in support of Nuveen's asset management activities. Nuveen is the asset management subsidiary of the TIAA organization, with over $1.4 trillion in assets under management. Through its business lines, Nuveen manages investments on a global scale across fixed income, equities, and alternatives, and is primarily responsible for asset management, product development, product management, and solutions for the TIAA organization. Nuveen also leads and supports strategic enterprise-wide projects within the TIAA organization.
The Nuveen legal team is looking to hire an attorney capable of providing legal advice and guidance to its asset management and investment management clients, including TIAA itself.
Expertise is sought primarily to support the Nuveen Private Placements business, in particular its asset-backed lending platform. The Nuveen Private Placements business is a growing part of Nuveen's Equities and Fixed Income division, which manages a diverse range of investments for a wide range of clients, including private and public credit and equities strategies. Specifically, the ideal candidate will have expertise primarily in private fixed income investments, with a particular focus on asset-backed securities. A broader-based debt finance background - including experience in project finance transactions and/or investment-grade private placements - would be a plus, as would expertise in restructurings, workouts, and bankruptcies.
The Senior Director, Associate General Counsel role assists in protecting the organization's rights, obligations, and privileges and its legal interests by providing legal direction to the organization and ensuring that legal activities meet its current and future needs. This role provides legal advice and counsel in business-related areas of expertise (e.g., corporate law, real estate, tax, business litigation, transactions/antitrust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, ethics, etc.).
Key Responsibilities and Duties- Provides hands-on counsel to management and supports the operations of the legal department.
- Represents and advocates for the organization in litigation, arbitration, mediation, or other disputes with courts, government agencies, or other legal authorities.
- Protects the organization's rights in contract negotiations, settlements, and litigation.
- Negotiates and/or approves legal contracts, letters of agreement, policies, and other documents related to a variety of trade, commercial, financial, and operational matters.
- Identifies, evaluates, and addresses issues of legal risk.
- Researches, analyzes, and interprets proposed and existing laws, statutes, and regulations.
- Advises management on recent changes in laws and regulations affecting the company.
- Liaises with external legal counsel on complex legal issues.
Educational Requirements- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience- 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements- Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level 9IC
Required Experience- 5+ years' experience advising clients in, but not limited to, fixed income investments including asset-backed securities
Preferred Experience- 7+years' experience advising clients in, but not limited to, fixed income investments including asset-backed securities
- List Asset-backed securities
- Restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies
- Project finance transactions
- Investment grade private placements
- Experience with third party client accounts (funds, securitizations and/or separately managed accounts)
- JD from an ABA-accredited law school and member in good standing of a state bar
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and organizational skills
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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:2026-10-24
Base Pay Range: $225,000/yr - $275,000/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).
Benefits and Total RewardsThe 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.
