Director, Legal

Overview

This role serves as a core deal lawyer within the organization’s legal team. It is a hands-on, individual contributor position that supports complex private market transactions end-to-end, including structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing.

Responsibilities span from deal strategy to detailed drafting and review, with direct collaboration across legal, business development, operations, compliance, product, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead deal counsel across private market transactions

  • Structure, draft, and negotiate investment documents including subscription agreements, purchase agreements, LP agreements, and related transaction documents
  • Own the full deal lifecycle from term sheet through closing, coordinating across internal teams and external counterparties
  • Provide practical, business-minded legal advice on deal terms, risk allocation, and structuring alternatives

• Own SPV and fund structuring and documentation

  • Draft and negotiate SPV operating agreements, fund documents, and related organizational materials
  • Structure vehicles that are efficient, scalable, and appropriate for the platform and investor base
  • Advise on entity formation, governance, and dissolution across a growing portfolio of investment vehicles

• Lead side letter and investor negotiation

  • Negotiate side letters with institutional and strategic investors, focusing on commercial terms such as in-kind distribution rights, redemption protections, and expense fee caps
  • Track and manage side letter obligations across the platform’s investor relationships
  • Identify when investors require specific protections (e.g., MFN provisions or expense caps) and tailor documentation deal-by-deal

• Manage escrow, settlement, and transaction operations

  • Oversee escrow arrangements, settlement mechanics, and closing deliverables for each transaction
  • Partner with operations and finance to ensure transaction flows are legally sound and operationally executable
  • Help design scalable processes for recurring deal types so the platform can grow without sacrificing legal rigor

• Support securities regulatory and compliance work

  • Work with compliance and legal teams to ensure transactions comply with applicable securities laws, broker-dealer regulations, and RIA requirements
  • Monitor and advise on regulatory considerations impacting deal execution, including publicly traded partnership (PTP) rules, Section 4(a)(7) holding period requirements, transfer restrictions, and resale eligibility
  • Assist with regulatory filings, offering documents, and investor disclosures as needed
  • Help manage conflicts of interest disclosures and related compliance obligations tied to specific deals and relationships

• Build and improve transactional legal infrastructure

  • Develop and maintain template libraries, playbooks, and precedent documents for recurring transaction types
  • Identify opportunities to standardize and automate legal workflows across the deal pipeline
  • Help select and manage outside counsel relationships for specialized or overflow transactional work

• Partner cross-functionally with business and operations teams

  • Work with business development, product, and finance on deal structures, product launches, and market opportunities
  • Translate legal risk and structuring considerations into clear guidance that non-lawyers can act on
  • Support diligence on new investment opportunities and counterparty relationships

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 7–10 years of transactional legal experience, including at least 4 years focused on private markets, with a strong foundation at a major law firm and/or in-house at a financial services, fintech, or asset management company
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating fund documents, SPV agreements, subscription agreements, side letters, and related private markets transaction documents
• Strong understanding of securities law, investment company considerations, and broker-dealer or RIA regulatory frameworks
• Experience with escrow arrangements, settlement mechanics, and multi-party transaction closings
• Comfort with complex entity structures, multi-vehicle platforms, and institutional investor negotiations
• Excellent drafting skills with strong attention to detail and commercial judgment
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple simultaneous transactions

Preferred Qualifications

• Willingness to obtain securities licenses (e.g., Series 7, Series 63, Series 65, Series 24)

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity in an early-stage high growth company
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
• Remote role, with hybrid in-office in New York preferred

US base salary: $175,000 to $225,000 annually, depending on level, experience, and demonstrated responsibility. The total compensation package may also include additional components or benefits depending on the specific role.

Location

Remote, with hybrid in-office in New York preferred.