Our client, a successful private equity firm with a long track record and $15B in AUM, is seeking a talented lawyer to join their growing Legal and Compliance team, specifically supporting the investing team to facilitate deal execution workstreams. The firm has a reputation for excellence and a differentiated focus on culture and developing exceptional people. It is a B-Corp-certified firm, an excellent place to work, and has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the most innovative Companies.
Key Points:
- Newly created position reporting to GC/CCO allowing the new hire to make an impact on the business
- Position is focused on transaction support and interfaces with most functional areas: investing, sourcing, finance, compliance, and portfolio company leaders
Responsibilities:
- Supports Investing and coordinates with outside counsel to facilitate deal execution workstreams from LOI to closing
- Develops processes and playbooks for deal-related workstreams
- Identifies transaction and business-related risks and develops comprehensive training and other tools to support Investing
- Manages transaction-related obligations and creates processes to ensure compliance and mitigate risk
- Partners with GC/CCO in ensuring that the firm’s relationships with transaction counsel are managed appropriately and that the firm is receiving best-in-class service
- Partners with GC/CCO, investing team, and outside counsel in negotiating GP-led secondary transactions and managing process
- Support the next phase of the fund’s growth and portfolio company maturity and transformation initiatives. Prepare the firm and portfolio companies for exits
Qualifications:
- 4 – 7+ years of relevant legal experience in private equity practice of top-tier or boutique M&A law firm
- J.D. required from an accredited law school and a member in good standing of the New York or California State Bar
- An advanced understanding of the private equity ecosystem and the structure of a private equity fund, its clients, stakeholders, counterparties, and service providers; a structured approach to completing complex tasks
- Deep understanding of M&A transaction agreements and market terms; experience with middle market PE is highly desired
- Extreme ownership for the success of function; consistently takes initiative to identify needs, and improve systems, processes, and outcomes
- Strategic thinker who applies a commercial mindset to complexities in the business, first understanding the business operations deeply and then identifying solutions to create efficiencies and mitigate risk
- Always looking to improve ways of working, not afraid to roll sleeves up to understand details of a process and then figure out how to make it more efficient
Compensation Expectations: $400K all-in (+/-) depending on experience and level