Trust Solutions Officer

About Us

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition, on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 132-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other. We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Trust Solutions Officer to join our Corporate Trust team in our London office. The Trust Solutions Officer will play a pivotal role in supporting post-issue administrative matters across a wide range of capital markets products. 

Main Duties

• Processing daily ETFS redemptions & allocations


• Arranging signing of Trust Deeds, Legal Charges, Powers of Attorney and a variety of other legal documents


• Procuring the due execution of documents and releases of security, certificates of non-crystallisation and proxies/consents; dealing with Land Registry forms and other matters


• The maintenance of our internal database including, the management of diary notes, entering new transactions, updating existing transactions, running various reports, and undertaking and completing tasks


• Assisting oil abandonment valuations and renewal of securities, adding details of new security to LD3 and storage system


• Complete Housing reconciliations


• Raise MTN invoices


• Assisting with KYC as required


• Management and operation of a sophisticated record-keeping and storage system for original/electronic documents where rapid access is essential; this also requires the operation of off-site storage facilities


• Liaising with the Finance department to ensure the preparation of invoices for legal and trustee fees incurred. Dispatching the prepared invoices and monitoring the payment of these fees from the relevant parties, including management of billing report.


• Liaising with external stakeholders such as Issuers, law firms, auditors etc.


• Assisting with ad-hoc projects


• Undertake training and development as appropriate and engage fully in the performance management process


• Contribute to the LawDeb culture positively, attend meetings as required, and carry out duties willingly and diligently


• Where regulatory rules apply, abide by these in spirit and fact


• Carry out such other tasks as you may be reasonably directed to do by the senior management team from time to time

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Diligent, with excellent attention to detail


• IT literate


• Outstanding communication and numeracy skills (incl. grammar and adapting communication style to suit audience)
  

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Some prior corporate trust or other related experience preferred but not essential

Your Reward

• Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus scheme


• Generous pension contribution


• Full healthcare cover


• Health cash plan


• Life assurance


• Study Support


• Attractive office space

Things to note

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

Here’s the legal bit, please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies please contact our careers team on [email protected].