Senior Legal Specialist

Who we are looking for:

First Eagle is seeking a Senior Legal Specialist to join the Legal team. The successful candidate can be based in New York City, Chicago, Columbus or Boston and they will be responsible for the duties below and have the following qualifications for this role:

What you will do:

• Participate in preparation and review of materials for Board and Shareholder meetings
• Responsible for compiling, organizing and maintaining the legal and compliance documentation for registered funds in accordance with SEC regulations
• Participate in preparation of registration statement filings and related regulatory materials, and coordinating with internal business units
• Liaise with various service providers to ensure appropriate filings and regulatory requirements are met
• Collaborate on calendar to track registered fund deliverables and ensure deadlines are met
• Work on records management, entity management, and structure charts
• Support mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions
• Facilitate regulatory matters for non-US offices
• Coordinate and provide administrative support for various strategic corporate initiatives
• Deliver high-level paralegal/legal specialist assistance and project support to internal lawyers as needed
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities across business segments and initiatives to enable our legal processes, tools and technologies (i.e., assess usage of AI for process improvements)
• Support various corporate initiatives

The qualities you should have:

• Undergraduate degree with 8+ years of relevant experience at a law firm or financial services
• Experience with investment company and general corporate work
• Experience with the EDGAR filing process
• Proficiency in drafting and reviewing offering documents and similar disclosure materials
• Proven ability to work directly with clients, external parties, and cross-functional business units
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proofreading skills
• High standards, personal accountability, and a detail-oriented approach to complex tasks
• Experience and confidence to work in a growth environment
• Aptitude to handle multiple, disparate, tasks with resilience
• Solution-oriented mindset
• Self-motivated professional capable of working independently while maintaining a collaborative team spirit
• Strong computer skills (familiarity with document management systems and electronic meeting material systems is a plus)

Base Salary range: $125,000 to $180,000. Compensation may vary based upon, but not limited to, the individual's skills, experience, location, qualifications, and internal equity.


We value our people and offer a broad range of benefits. We provide generous paid time-off, medical/dental/vision healthcare plans, 401(k) retirement and profit-sharing plans, a flexible/hybrid work environment, "dress for the day" flexible work attire, and many more great benefits. For more information, please refer to our First Eagle Benefits website.

First Eagle Investments and their affiliates and subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at First Eagle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religious belief, including dress and grooming practices, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member), or any other protected characteristic as established by law.