Job Description
FIRM OVERVIEW
The firm is one of the world’s leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms with over a hundred billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for their investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since their founding, they’ve applied their insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital and real estate. They leverage their shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus. With offices on four continents, their global team aligns their interests with those of their investors for lasting impact.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Legal Affairs Associate will be part of the Legal Department and will support the capital markets business units of the Firm.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the following tasks:
• Play key role in managing $150M+ of external legal spend by analyzing expense data and preparing monthly reports for senior management and portfolio teams.
• Act as liaison to external law firms for all budgetary reporting and SimpleLegal invoicing matters.
• Contribute to the tracking, drafting and filing of SEC and other regulatory securities filings.
• Assist in the negotiation and review process for Confidentiality Agreements and Engagement Letters.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s Degree from a top undergraduate program with a strong academic background.
• 1-2 years of experience at a major law firm or in-house at an investment firm.
• Strong analytical skills; comfort presenting and interpreting large amounts of data in Microsoft Excel.
• Diplomatic interpersonal skills to interact with the more than 950 worldwide employees of the Firm and with the key partners of our external law firms.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize multiple projects with high attention to detail; strong sense of ownership and follow-through skills.
• Self-starter with initiative and confidence to take responsibility for decisions on time-sensitive matters.
• Creative problem solving ability and sound judgment.
• Knowledge of basic financial instruments.
• Rock-solid discretion and capacity to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.
• Prior experience with SimpleLegal a plus.
Effective November 1, 2021, all new U.S. hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (e.g. 14 days past their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and if eligible, have received their COVID-19 booster) or have received a religious or medical exemption from the firm’s Human Resources team.
This Firm is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.