blackrock
Institutional Legal Lawyer – EMEA Legal & Compliance
At a Glance
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Posted
- 2026-08-13
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Legal
Requirements
Develops constructive professional relationships across the firm (particularly client businesses and other internal stakeholders) and builds relationships with external advisers.
Ability to persuade and influence internal client base in the provision of advice and manage internal client base’s expectations.
Confident in external client-facing settings, with the ability to represent the legal function in negotiations and commercial discussions.
Compensation & Benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Responsibilities
BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world.
BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximising outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets.
Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs and index mutual funds.
The Institutional Legal Team provides advice and support to the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (“
”) business (including Outsourced Chief Investment Officer, Retail Wealth solutions and model portfolio advisory and distribution), EMEA Institutional Client Businesses (“
”), Transition Management team and BlackRock’s captive life insurance vehicle for institutional clients, BlackRock Life Limited (“
About the Company
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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