Private Funds Associate | 2-5 PQE | Hybrid Bristol

Chadwick Nott; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension

Learning & development

Diversity and wellbeing

Career progression

Job summary

A leading international law firm in Bristol seeks a Private Funds Associate with 2-5 years’ PQE to join its market-leading Private Funds team. You will work on the full lifecycle of private investment funds across multiple jurisdictions, in a collaborative, high-performing environment with access to high-quality work and global expertise.

The role covers structuring, documenting, and launching funds, cross-border registrations, and close collaboration with fund managers and institutional

Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ PQE in private funds or fund formation.
• Strong drafting and negotiation experience with fund documentation.
• Exposure to cross border structures and offshore jurisdictions (desirable).
• Familiarity with secondaries transactions and portfolio sales (advantageous).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, organised, and commercially minded approach.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage matters independently.
• Strong interest in working with fund managers and institutional investors.

Responsibilities

• Structuring, documenting, and launching private funds across asset classes.
• Drafting and negotiating LPAs, IMAs, side letters, and other fund documents.
• Supporting funds of one and parallel vehicles.
• Assisting with cross-border fund registrations and offshore structures.
• Collaborating with fund finance, tax, ESG, and transactional teams.
• Building relationships with fund managers and institutional investors.
• Contributing to a collaborative, commercially focused team culture.

Skills

2-5 years’ PQE in private funds orfund

Strong drafting and negotiation

Exposure to cross-border structures

Secondaries transactions experience

Excellent communication

Proactive and commercially minded

Attention to detail

Interest in working with fund managers

Job description

A leading international law firm in Bristol seeks a Private Funds Associate with 2-5 years’ PQE to join its market-leading Private Funds team. You will work on the full lifecycle of private investment funds across multiple jurisdictions, in a collaborative, high-performing environment with access to high-quality work and global expertise.

The role covers structuring, documenting, and launching funds, cross-border registrations, and close collaboration with fund managers and institutional