Asset Management Associate Counsel – Private Equity

Ropes & Gray LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

Ropes & Gray LLP is seeking an experienced Career Associate to support the Asset Management Practice Group. This full-time role focuses on asset management, private equity, investment funds, fund management, and related transactional and governance matters for one of the firm’s largest private equity clients.

The Career Associate will serve as a dedicated legal resource for a high-volume client workflow, supporting fund formation, co-investments, management company matters, transfer

Qualifications

• JD and bar admission in good standing required.
• 5+ years of experience at law firm or in-house legal department in private equity, asset management, or fund management.
• Strong drafting, legal analysis, organizational and project management skills.
• Knowledge of fund-related agreements, carried interest, and management incentive structures.
• Experience developing or maintaining templates, playbooks, precedent libraries, or knowledge management resources.
• Ability to build trusted client relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with AI technologies in a responsible, ethical manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support for fund operations and asset management matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transfer agreements and related fund documents.
• Support management company and general partner entity matters and vesting schedules.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, tax, compliance, and investor relations teams on transactions.
• Maintain records, templates, and workflows to improve efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to create precedents and reduce risk.

Skills

Drafting

Project management

Organizational skills

Client relationships

Knowledge management

AI ethics in law

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Ropes & Gray LLP is seeking an experienced Career Associate to support the Asset Management Practice Group. This full-time role focuses on asset management, private equity, investment funds, fund management, and related transactional and governance matters for one of the firm’s largest private equity clients.

The Career Associate will serve as a dedicated legal resource for a high-volume client workflow, supporting fund formation, co-investments, management company matters, transfer