Paralegal – Investments Legal

Overview

This role supports attorneys and cross-functional working groups involved in fund formation, maintenance, and regulatory matters throughout the fund lifecycle. Responsibilities include coordinating deliverables, managing timelines, and interfacing with internal stakeholders and external parties.

Responsibilities

• Support attorneys and cross-functional working groups involved in fund formation, maintenance, and regulatory matters across the fund lifecycle, including:
  • Facilitating communications
  • Coordinating deliverables
  • Managing timelines
• Assist with reviewing, updating, and tracking agreements, including:
  • NDAs
  • Investment management agreements
  • Service provider agreements
• Prepare first drafts of standard amendments, ancillary documentation, certificates, and other routine legal documents for attorney review
• Perform legal research, analysis, and assist with ad hoc special projects
• Independently manage projects, exercise sound judgment, identify issues requiring attorney escalation, and drive matters to completion
• Assist with inquiries and requests from business units, interfacing with:
  • Risk
  • Compliance
  • Operations
  • Client Relations
  • Product Strategy
• Coordinate responses to KYC/AML and other due diligence requests for Institutional accounts, CITs, and domestic and international funds
• Coordinate board and committee governance processes, including:
  • Preparing agendas
  • Building meeting materials
  • Drafting minutes and corporate records
  • Facilitating written consents
  • Supporting regulatory filings
• Interact regularly with senior business leaders, outside counsel, service providers, and fund trustees/directors in support of governance and strategic initiatives

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Experience working in financial services, particularly asset management; corporate governance experience would be an advantage
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• High attention to detail; self-starter with problem-solving skills
• Strong time management skills, sound judgment and analysis, and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to unexpected events, prioritize, and multi-task in a deadline-driven environment
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to research, ask questions, and develop deep understanding of new topic areas

Note

Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range and benefits are provided in accordance with applicable state/local pay transparency legislation. Salaries may vary based on factors including location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance, and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

• Base salary range: $80,000.00–$95,000.00 USD annually
• Eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus

Benefits (eligibility requirements apply)

• Health and Welfare: Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program), medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits), dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Accounts, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D, group accident, group critical illness, group legal, identity theft protection, wellbeing program, adoption assistance, surrogacy assistance, auto/home insurance, pet insurance, and other work/life resources
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (only included for Washington roles)
• Retirement Benefits: Qualified contributory pension plan (if eligible) and 401(k) plan with annual nonelective company contribution; non-qualified retirement plans available to senior level colleagues who satisfy plan eligibility requirements

Additional Information

• Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.
• This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
• EOE, including disability/vets