About the job
My client, a global US headquartered investment manager, is looking for a lawyer to support their Investments team. This person will sit in London as the dedicated lawyer there, with a wider team in the US. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering legal support for the client investment process. This will include reviewing and negotiating a broad range of investments, with a focus on private funds, such as hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds.
The successful candidate will:
* Be either a US trained attorney located in London OR a lawyer with experience working with US lawyers or in a US law firm in London.
* Have gained experience (and be at least 5PQE) within a private funds team at a top-tier law firm, or have moved in-house within another US manager.
* Have an interest in working as the London-based member of an Investments Legal team based in the U.S.
* Have specific experience with primary, secondary, and direct transactions in private equity and venture capital is preferred.
For more information, please contact Charlie: charlie.hudson@mrasearch.co.uk