Legal Counsel
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Legal Counsel (New York, NY): Our client, a $3B multi-strategy hedge fund, is looking to add a Legal Counsel to its growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for an attorney early in their career to work closely with senior management, learn directly from a seasoned General Counsel/CCO, and gain broad exposure across the business with significant room to develop and grow over time.
Highlights
- Work directly with the firm’s General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer in a true “right hand” capacity
- Broad exposure across fund, trading, regulatory, governance and strategic legal matters
- Significant interaction with senior management, investment professionals and other key stakeholders
- Opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility early and grow into a broader in-house legal role
Responsibilities
- Assist with fund launches, new investment vehicles and other fund-related legal matters
- Review and update offering documents, subscription materials, investor disclosures and side letters
- Support corporate governance, entity formation and maintenance, resolutions, consents and committee materials
- Work alongside the GC/CCO on investment and trading-related legal issues, including securities laws, trading restrictions, confidentiality obligations and MNPI
- Conduct legal and regulatory research and summarize key developments affecting the firm
- Assist with regulatory examinations, inquiries and requests for information
- Coordinate document collection, factual research and internal diligence in connection with legal and regulatory matters
- Support investor-related legal matters and implementation of negotiated terms
- Assist with outside counsel coordination and management of legal projects
- Participate in strategic and special projects across the organization
- Take on increasing ownership of legal matters as experience and familiarity with the business develop
Qualifications
- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Approximately 1–3 years of relevant post-law school legal experience
- Admission to the New York Bar, or eligibility to become admitted
- Experience at a law firm, financial institution, investment manager or other sophisticated corporate environment preferred
- Exposure to investment management, private funds, securities regulation or financial services is helpful but not required
- Strong legal research, writing and analytical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn
- Ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative, low-ego approach and desire to become a trusted member of the organization
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