Job Description

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\xe2\x80\x8bOur client is a major elite US firm with a significant (and growing) London presence, ranked highly in the private funds space and seeking to expand its delivery capacity through an associate hire.

The numbers tell the story, in a market with huge partner movement the firm has managed excellent retention across the board, confidently and selectively adding headcount with impressive resilience.

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Role Scope - Superb Broad Exposure

Lead the structuring, formation, fundraising, negotiation, and documentation of private funds, including buyout, infrastructure, energy, credit, real estate, venture funds, funds of funds.

Work on GP and LP led secondaries transactions.

Stay up-to-date with evolving regulations related to private funds and ensure that fund structures and offerings are compliant with relevant laws and guidelines.

Advise on fund governance, compliance, and best practices, ensuring the interests of fund managers and investors are safeguarded.

Review and analyse fund documents to assess legal and commercial implications and provide practical solutions.

This is a relatively lean team and as such the exposure is immense. The core of the opportunities lies in interacting with a career-building client base and working alongside very high calibre lawyers.

The remuneration and benefits package is among the best in the city.

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About You

You will have qualified into another well regarded investment funds practice and made a start to your career as a law firm associate, with a guide of 2-4 years PQE. Experience which matches the role scope is highly preferred, however because of the breadth, it isn\'t expected that you would be an expert in every area and this shouldn\'t hold you back from registering your interest.

The client will also consider candidates who are looking to re-enter private practice from an in-house role within a fund, should that be appropriate.

You will be diligent, hard working and ambitious in your approach.

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For more information about this position, please get in touch with Jonathan Skerrett.
Email: jonathan@rutherfordsearch.com
Phone: 020 3778 0891
Reference Code: 35781

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All enquiries are fully confidential and your details will not be shared without your expressed permission.

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