AVP & Assistant General Counsel

Job Description:

Providing for loved ones, planning rewarding retirements, saving enough for whatever lies ahead – our policyholders count on us to be there when it matters most. It’s a big ask, but it’s one that we have the power to deliver when we work together. We collaborate and innovate – pushing one another to transform not just Pacific Life, but the entire industry for the better. Why? Because it’s the right thing to do. Pacific Life is more than a job, it’s a career with purpose. It’s a career where you have the support, balance, and resources to make a positive impact on the future – including your own.  

We’re actively seeking a talented AVP & Assistant General Counsel to join our Office General Counsel in Newport Beach, CA. 

• This role is on-site with a hybrid work mode. You’ll work at our state-of-the-art Newport Beach headquarters. We believe in empowering our employees to get work done both in and out of the office.  

As a AVP & Assistant General Counsel you’ll move Pacific Life, and your career, forward by partnering with the investment team to analyze and structure fixed-income investment opportunities.  You will join an existing team of legal professionals focused on investments within the Office of the General Counsel. 
 
How you’ll help move us forward: 

• Analyze and advise Pacific Life Investments’ private placement, project finance and private debt teams regarding structure, covenant protections and other investment terms to assist in the evaluation of potential and existing investments. 

• Independently negotiate and draft a broad range of investment-related agreements. 

• Partner with internal stakeholders including the credit analysts and investment operations on all aspects of the transaction execution process. 

• Provide general corporate and regulatory advice to support Pacific Life Investments’ business and operations. 

• Partner with the Treasury team on advising, negotiating and drafting agreements and disclosure documents for finance and liquidity transactions including credit facilities, debt issuances, repos, commercial paper, securities lending, intercompany funding, banking matters, and provide legal advice on day-to-day Treasury needs. 

• Partner with colleagues in Treasury and Legal functions located in Bermuda, Toronto and London and work with financial reporting, tax, and corporate secretarial teams in Newport Beach in support of Treasury projects. 

• Monitor related legal, regulatory and market developments. 

• Direct outside counsel in connection with investment and financing transactions and related matters. 

• Build and maintain external industry relationships 

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