Paralegal Associate – GPMS
Patria Investments, Edinburgh (Hybrid – one day remote)
About the Team: Patria Global Private Market Solutions (GPMS) manages more than $12 bn of primary, secondary and co‑investment investments across multiple jurisdictions. The business has an exciting future following its acquisition by Patria Investments in 2024.
About Patria: Patria is a leading alternative asset manager with over 30 years’ experience in Private Equity, infrastructure, Real Estate and Credit. We are a resilient entrepreneurial partnership that continually identifies trends, adapts investments, and creates long‑lasting impact.
About the Role: Work closely with the Head of Legal and Company Secretary to provide first‑class legal and governance support to GPMS. Help deliver effective, efficient, compliant and positive client outcomes, liaising with Investments, Legal, Finance, Operations, Product, Client Service and central functions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Consider and review legal topics across GPMS projects, transactions and regulatory requirements.
* Assist in review and negotiation of non‑disclosure agreements and commercial contracts.
* Support legal aspects of new product launches, including limited partnership agreements and fund structuring.
* Support product lifecycle events—investor transfers, drafting of LPA amendments, fund extensions, and amendment requests/consents sought by portfolio managers.
* Assist with legal aspects of investment execution: side‑letter agreements, subscription agreements.
* Coordinate and manage external counsel.
* Manage legal documents and related data.
* Track and execute annual filings for all UK legal entities.
* Support establishment of new entities and liquidation at end of lifecycle.
* Maintain company books and records for global entities.
* Maintain the golden source of legal entities and develop data governance processes.
* Draft board meeting minutes and written resolutions.
* Deliver company secretarial services to UK and US regulated management companies and an FTSE250 listed company.
* Release RNS announcements to the London Stock Exchange.
* Oversee use of Atlas Governance System, Diligent Boardbooks and DocuSign.
* Liaise with overseas secretarial service providers in Cayman, Ireland, Luxembourg and Delaware.
* Oversee delivery of corporate insurances within GPMS.
Skills and Experience:
* Degree or advanced qualification in a relevant field – legal, compliance or governance.
* Interest in private equity structures, entities and regulation.
* Strong work ethic, proactive problem solving, exceptional attention to detail, strong organisational and communication skills.
* Ability to self‑motivate, handle multiple tasks, work within tight deadlines and collaborate across functions.
* Strategic thinking, integrity, confidentiality and judgement.
* Capacity to develop close relationships across business areas.
Diversity: Patria does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. All employment practices are based on individual merit and organisational needs.
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