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An established investment firm is seeking a hands-on attorney to join its in-house Legal & Compliance team. This role offers broad exposure to commercial agreements, legal operations, entity management and cross-functional projects in a growing, highly professional environment.

Responsibilities
  • Review, draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements
  • Coordinate contract approvals, execution, renewals and ongoing obligations
  • Maintain accurate contract records and key-term data
  • Manage legal-entity records, reporting and related documentation
  • Improve contract-management processes, controls and internal workflows
  • Partner with business teams on legal and compliance matters
  • Support department initiatives and special projects
  • Use technology and AI tools thoughtfully to improve legal processes and efficiency
Qualifications
  • JD required
  • 2+ years of relevant legal experience
  • Background with an investment manager, financial-services company or law firm preferred
  • Commercial contracting and contract-management experience
  • Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail
  • Comfortable handling both substantive legal matters and process-oriented work
  • Able to manage competing priorities with limited supervision
  • Strong judgment, communication and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with document or contract-management systems preferred
  • Discretionary compensation opportunity
  • Medical and financial benefits
  • 401(k) eligibility
  • Paid vacation, sick time and parental leave
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