Investment Funds - Senior Associate or Counsel

Job Description

Job Description

Investment Funds - Senior Associate or Counsel

New York

5 year plus

$345,000 plus

Market Leading Bonuses

Are you an Investment Funds Senior Associate Or Counsel?

Do you act as a key member of your deals team and have the responsibility for key aspects of transactions from due diligence through to closing?

Are you frustrated and feel like you need more from your career?

Do you feel like you don’t get the support you need or the recognition you deserve?

Do you feel that there is no clear path to partnership?

The Client

My Client is an AmLaw 50 firm with a global platform but operates with a sense of close community.

In 2021, the firm raised revenues by 25%.

Their Investment Funds Group is one of the largest Investment Fund practices in the world and has a presence in all five key European funds centers as well as the United States, the Middle East, and Asia.

It is a high-performing, vibrant, market-leading Global Finance group that is still growing and it is consistently recognized as a top Investment Funds group by many publications in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Who do they want to speak with

They would like to speak with Senior Funds Associates or Counsel with at least 5 years of experience in the Investment Funds space.

You will be someone who can do asset-based finance / structured finance on funds and will possibly have CLO (Collateral Loan Obligation) experience and fund finance / subscription line experience.

Your experience will include representing banks, business development companies, and funds in asset-backed financing to funds or other investment vehicles in the private debt space

You will also have experience as a key member of deal teams, including the responsibility for running key aspects of transactions, from due diligence through closing.

Why speak to them?

The firm has a very flat and collegial structure and Partners do a great job of integrating Associates into deals.

Associates are noted as saying that they feel that their time is respected and they spend most of their time doing substantive legal work

The culture emphasizes collegiality and collaboration, even across practice groups and offices, and attorneys seem to enjoy spending time together in and outside of the office.

You will be involved in all aspects of funds finance, including providing input on debt and leverage issues at the time of fund formation and downstream structuring and transactions.

The firm offers marketing-leading comp and bonuses - base compensation being $345,000 plus.

The billable hours requirement is extremely manageable and you get credit for pro bono (up to 200 hours) and DEI, recruiting, mentoring, and shadowing.

The firm even offers a bonus for contributions related to teaching, diversity, and innovation.

You get flexibility in where and when you work and there is full suite of wellness initiatives.

You will receive a formal training program with hands-on training and mentoring

Base compensation - $345,000 + (depending on experience)

Bonus - Market leading

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