Legal Counsel

Carnegie Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Carnegie Consulting is assisting a confidential investment business to appoint an experienced Legal Counsel. The role targets a lawyer with 4+ years PQE, likely 7, and a strong private markets background to support investment activities and fund-related matters.

The in-house position offers significant autonomy with close involvement of senior decision makers. You will handle fundraising-related matters and advise senior stakeholders, while managing external advisers and a varied workload.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years PQE (likely 7) in private markets and investment know-how.
• Experience counselling on investment funds and related transactions.
• Experience fundraising-related matters is relevant.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across investment activities, fund-related matters and commercial requirements.
• Advise senior stakeholders and decision-makers with strong commercial judgement.
• Manage external advisers and operate independently across a varied workload.
• Take ownership of a broad legal remit within a commercially focused investment environment.

Skills

Private markets experience

In-house experience

Legal advisory

Education

Qualified lawyer status

Job description

We are working on a confidential appointment for an experienced Legal Counsel with a minimum of 4 years PQE (and more likely 7) to join an established investment business.

This is a broad in-house opportunity, offering considerable autonomy and close involvement with senior decision makers. The successful candidate will provide legal support across investment activities, fund-related matters and the wider commercial requirements of the business.

Our client has insisted we only speak with qualified lawyers who have developed strong experience within private markets, ideally combining a background in private practice with exposure to an in-house investment environment.

Candidates should have a sound understanding of investment funds and transactions, together with the commercial judgement and confidence to advise senior stakeholders. Experience of fundraising-related legal matters would be particularly relevant.

The position will suit someone who enjoys responsibility, is comfortable managing relationships with external advisers and can operate independently across a varied workload.

This represents an opportunity to take ownership of a broad legal remit within a commercially focused investment environment.

This role is 4 days a week in the office and 1 day working from home.