Private Investment Funds Associate

Buchanan; Boston; On-site; PHP 16,000,000 - 22,462,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading US law firm is seeking a Private Investment Funds Associate to join its Investment Management team in New York or Boston. The role focuses on fund formation, structuring, and cross-border matters for premier sponsors and asset managers. You will draft and negotiate LP and related documents, advise on U.S.

and cross-border regulatory considerations, and collaborate with tax, regulatory, and transactional teams to deliver sophisticated fundraisings. 4-8+ years' experience required.

Qualifications

• 4-8+ years' experience in private fund formation at a top US or international firm.
• Strong sponsor-side experience (LP representation a plus).
• Excellent drafting skills and commercial judgment.
• Experience handling sophisticated institutional investors.
• Confident managing multiple workstreams in high-pressure fundraises.
• Admission to NY or MA Bar (or eligibility).

Responsibilities

• Formation and structuring of private equity and buyout funds, venture and growth equity funds, private credit and opportunistic debt vehicles, real estate and infrastructure funds, secondaries and continuation vehicles, hybrid and multi-strategy platforms.
• Drafting and negotiating market-leading limited partnership agreements, operating agreements, subscription documentation, side letters with major institutional LPs, GP and management company arrangements, carried interest and incentive structures.
• Advising on complex U.S. and cross-border regulatory considerations under the Investment Advisers Act
• Partnering with tax, regulatory, and transactional teams to deliver innovative structuring solutions
• You will have direct exposure to founders, CIOs, and senior leadership at globally recognised asset managers.

Skills

Private funds formation

LP representation

Drafting & negotiating

Institutional investors

Bar admission NY/MA

Job description

Overview

An elite, market-leading US law firm is looking for a high-calibre Private Investment Funds Associate to join its Investment Management platform in New York or Boston.

This practice sits at the forefront of the global private capital market, advising many of the world’s most sophisticated private equity sponsors, credit managers, real assets platforms, and multi-strategy asset managers on flagship and first-time fund launches.

You will work on headline-making fundraises and complex, cross-border structures in a team consistently ranked at the top of Chambers and Legal 500.

This is a rare opportunity to join a practice that shapes market terms rather than follows them.

What You'll Do

• Formation and structuring of private equity and buyout funds, venture and growth equity funds, private credit and opportunistic debt vehicles, real estate and infrastructure funds, secondaries and continuation vehicles, hybrid and multi-strategy platforms.
• Drafting and negotiating market-leading limited partnership agreements, operating agreements, subscription documentation, side letters with major institutional LPs, GP and management company arrangements, carried interest and incentive structures.
• Advising on complex U.S. and cross-border regulatory considerations under the Investment Advisers Act
• Partnering with tax, regulatory, and transactional teams to deliver innovative structuring solutions
• You will have direct exposure to founders, CIOs, and senior leadership at globally recognised asset managers.

About You

• 4-8+ years' experience in private fund formation at a top US or international firm
• Strong sponsor-side experience (LP representation a plus)
• Excellent drafting skills and commercial judgment
• Experience handling sophisticated institutional investors
• Confident managing multiple workstreams in high-pressure fundraises
• Admission to NY or MA Bar (or eligibility)
• This team is looking for technically outstanding lawyers who want to operate at the very top of the private capital market.

Why Apply?

• Market-leading private funds platform with global reach
• Consistently ranked Band 1 in Chambers
• Blue-chip sponsor client base
• True partnership track
• Cravath-scale compensation ($260,000-$365,000 base depending on class year) plus market bonus
• Collegial but performance-driven culture