Senior Associate - Funds Lawyer

Rutherford Search; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks an experienced funds lawyer to join their team in London. This role involves engaging in both GP and LP work, with significant client exposure and the opportunity for flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in fund formation, a commitment to high-quality work, and enjoy a supportive culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive work culture

Reduced hours and compressed weeks

Qualifications

• 4-10 years post-qualified experience in private practice.
• Experience in fund formation and structuring.
• Ability to independently manage client work with supervision.

Responsibilities

• Handle GP and LP side work and secondaries.
• Engage in international legal work.
• Participate in profile-raising activities for clients.

Skills

Client management

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Education

Qualified solicitor

Common Law background

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a globally integrated law firm with a market leading funds team. They seek an experienced funds lawyer to join their collegiate team.

The Role

Key responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:

• A range of GP and LP side work and secondaries

• International work

• Significant client exposure and profile-raising responsibilities

• Diverse/innovative funds

Your Profile

• You will be a funds lawyer with 4-10 years post-qualified experience in private practice and a grounding in fund formation/structuring – and the confidence to pick up and run client work yourself, with supervision.

• Our client is open to foreign qualified lawyers with a preference for UK, European or Common Law backgrounds.

They boast a large and very reputable international presence and a highly ranked practice across multiple directories. There is a credible, demonstrable Partner track, an excellent pipeline of interesting work across asset classes. This will suit someone who is looking for a supportive and balanced culture without compromising on the quality of work.

This Company are a market leader on flexible working, with a range of options to ensure the role is as inclusive as possible – options on offer include reduced hours, compressed hours, 4-day weeks, etc. This Company is a strong advocate of flexible working, with a defined hybrid working policy which requires staff to spend only 2 days a week in the office per week.

For more information about this position, please get in touch with Jonathan Skerrett.
Email: [e-mail]
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Reference Code: 36194

Rutherford is London’s leading fund legal search firm, with over 14 years of providing top roles to legal talent across the buyside, from private equity to debt, infra and real estate to public funds, both in-house and private practice. Our clients include the leading law firms as well as tier-one asset managers, alternatives funds and VCs. If you are interested to know who is hiring in this space, or perhaps you are thinking about a move later in the year, please reach out for a confidential discussion with one of our specialists.