Senior Legal Counsel (Legal Services)
About The Position
Partners Group's Investment Legal team comprises senior lawyers across the globe responsible for providing best-in-class legal advice across all asset classes throughout the investment lifecycle. The team operates at the heart of the firm, regularly interacting with senior management, investment teams, and external counsel, and ensures a business-minded approach to investment-related legal matters. The Investment Legal team is seeking a senior legal counsel with an interest in building upon their existing transactional experience to develop a career across private markets investing. You will support Partners Group's investment professionals in critical legal matters during the investment process. Your main responsibility will be to manage the key legal and investment structuring aspects of various investment processes, including reviewing key terms of transaction documents, addressing concerns from investment committees and liaising with external counsel in various jurisdictions.
Requirements
- Top academic credentials and qualified lawyer
- Significant post-qualification experience at a top tier law firm, bank and/or asset manager, focusing on M&A and/or funds
- Detail oriented with excellent analytical and project management skills
- Adaptable and solutions oriented with an understanding of market terms
- A team-player with superior communication and interpersonal skills
- A self-starter who takes initiative and makes things happen
- Good understanding of the firm’s business and industry
Nice To Haves
- In-house secondment and/or regulatory (e.g. ERISA, Investment Company Act) experience a strong plus
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support to investment professionals across the Americas on critical matters and across all of Partners Group's asset classes
- Review and discuss the advice of external counsel where required
- Ensure adherence to Partners Group standards and processes
- Provide internal legal assessments (e.g., conflicts of interests, opinions) to ensure regulatory compliance and adherence with internal policies
- Represent legal matters at investment committees
- Support other teams (including, but not limited to, tax, structuring, compliance, and general counsel's office) with investment and other relevant legal queries on an ad-hoc basis
- Contribute to initiatives aimed at identifying and implementing areas for improvement and/or seeking to enhance existing processes within the team, department or the wider firm
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401k (Roth and pre-tax options) with company match
- 25 vacation days
- 12 holidays annually
- One-month sabbatical after every five years of service
- Company paid life insurance
- Company paid disability insurance
- Education assistance program
- Lunch stipend
- Fun office and team events, including volunteer opportunities to connect with and help our local communities
- Performance-based bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
