Private Equity Business Analyst

Position Overview

Choate's Private Equity Group is seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Business Analyst who enjoys solving problems, learning new technologies, and working in a dynamic team environment. The Business Analyst supports attorneys on sophisticated private equity, M&A, and growth equity transactions while helping to drive innovation in deal execution. Operating at the intersection of private equity, law, business operations, data, and technology, this position works closely with attorneys, clients, and technology professionals to support due diligence, transaction management, knowledge management, workflow improvement, and technology innovation initiatives. This role offers significant exposure to private equity transactions and the opportunity to help shape how technology and AI are transforming legal services.

We are seeking candidates who are available to begin in January 2027.

This is an exceptional opportunity for candidates interested in corporate law, private equity, investment banking, consulting, legal operations, legal technology, or business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support private equity transactions throughout the transaction lifecycle, from diligence through signing and closing.
• Support special projects related to process improvement, knowledge sharing, and technology innovation within the Private Equity Group.
• Assist in organizing, coordinating, and tracking legal due diligence reviews.
• Prepare transaction summaries, status reports, diligence findings, and closing materials.
• Manage transaction workflows, timelines, and deal-related information across multiple active matters.
• Leverage AI and data-driven tools to analyze documents, identify risks, generate transaction summaries, and improve the speed and quality of legal work product.
• Collaborate with attorneys and technology professionals to design and deploy AI-enabled workflows and automation initiatives.
• Develop, organize, and maintain knowledge management resources.
• Assist with evaluating emerging technologies, data resources, and operational approaches that support transaction execution and client service.
• Capture insights and lessons learned from transactions to improve future deal execution.

What You Will Gain

• Direct exposure to sophisticated private equity, M&A, and growth equity transactions.
• Hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of a deal.
• Meaningful interaction with partners, associates, clients, and other deal professionals.
• Experience in process improvement, knowledge management, legal technology, and AI-driven approaches that are transforming professional services.
• A strong foundation for careers in corporate law, private equity, investment banking, finance, consulting, legal operations, legal technology, or business strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, with a demonstrated record of academic achievement.
• Open to candidates with 0-3 years of experience, including relevant internship experience. Experience through academic, leadership, internship, or professional roles in finance, consulting, business analysis, legal services, technology, or data analytics is a plus, but not required.
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Strong interest in private equity, M&A, corporate transactions, business strategy, and legal services.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented professional environment.
• Intellectual curiosity, initiative, and eagerness to learn how businesses, transactions, and professional service organizations operate.
• Enthusiasm for learning and leveraging technology, data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and business productivity tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build productive relationships.

Work Authorization

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship by the Firm, either now or in the future.

About the Firm

One of the nation's premier law firms, Choate is intentionally structured to be different from the firms with which we compete, and those differences materially benefit our clients and the talented professionals who join us. We focus on a core group of strategic practice areas where we operate at the highest level and represent clients in some of their most important matters across the United States and internationally, including Fortune 500 companies, public and private companies, private equity and venture capital firms, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

Choate lawyers and business professionals are highly integrated and work closely together across practices and functions every day. Our collaborative culture and balanced leverage model allow us to staff matters with lean, highly experienced teams that develop a sophisticated understanding of clients' businesses and objectives.

To capture the benefits of this model, professionals in client-service roles are expected to work from our office at least four days per week.

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Choate offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business professional team members. The Firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the salary range for this specific position at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to qualifications and experience, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

$70,000 - $100,000