Legal Analyst - Legalist
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
Intro description:
Legalist is an institutional alternative asset management firm. Founded in 2016 and incubated at Y Combinator, the firm uses data-driven technology to invest in credit assets at scale. We are always looking for talented people to join our team.
We are looking for a Legal Analyst to assist our Government Receivables underwriting team with legal due diligence and investment monitoring on our newest private credit strategy. You'll be joining a growing team of engineers, lawyers, and data scientists to make real-time decisions in a fast-paced environment. If you come from a background in law, forensic investigations/accounting, fraud or compliance examination, or similar fields and are interested in working at a technology powered investment firm, we highly encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate underwriting of potential Government Receivable investments, including conducting counterparty due diligence and borrower interviews
- Organize underwriting and monitoring efforts across a growing portfolio of revolving loans
- Draft investment memoranda summarizing results of financial and legal underwriting and strengths and weaknesses of potential investments
- Assist in tasks across functions including: origination, underwriting, structuring, portfolio management, operations, technology and marketing.
Qualification:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, History, Political Science, Mathematics, or related field with desirable or equivalent experience from a top-tier institution
- 3+ years of experience in white-collar crime/investigations, compliance or fraud examination, forensic analysis, or similar fields
- Experience in financial statement analysis, financial modeling or financial valuation; preparing financial information, interpreting financial performance or assessing risk exposure
- Ability to articulate complex financial and legal concepts and information in both verbal and written forms
- Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail
- Ability to work seamlessly in a cross-functional team environment spanning multiple disciplines
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous and fast paced startup environment