Investment Funds Attorney (In-House) - Long Ridge Partners

Our client is an established investment advisor with $10B + AUM of investor capital. Working directly with the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, you would contribute to and/or be responsible for the following areas:

• Investment Process

  Review and negotiate documents relating to direct investments (e.g., private loans, private equity, structured credit) and other investment structures (e.g., managed accounts, secondary market purchases, funds of one, etc.); Review underlying fund offering documents; Draft and negotiate manager side letters; Assist in work-outs of distressed investments

  
  

• Offering Documentation: Assist with existing fund documents and new fund launches; draft and negotiate investor side letters; liaise with external counsel
• Fund Operations

  Handle day-to-day legal matters pertaining to fund and firm operations (e.g., participation on committees, service provider arrangements, investor queries and requests)

  
  

• General Corporate

  Draft, review and negotiate contracts related to all aspects of the business (e.g., counterparty trading agreements, vendor agreements, NDAs)

  
  

• Compliance

  Counsel marketing and investor relations department from a regulatory perspective; assist generally in collaborative approach to compliance obligations of SEC registered investment adviser (e.g., revision, administration and testing of compliance manual, policies and procedures and related documentation)

  
  

Requirements:

• 2 to 3 years ('22 or '23 JD) professional experience in the investment management group of a top-tier law firm and/or in-house experience at a hedge fund or fund of funds
• Knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Securities Act of 1933
• Admitted to Practice in the State of New York or eligible to waive in