Experienced Alternative Asset Opportunities Career Associate

Ropes & Gray LLP; New York; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ropes & Gray LLP in New York seeks an accomplished attorney to support fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions for institutional investors. You will draft, review, and negotiate transfer and subscription agreements and related documents across asset classes and jurisdictions.

Responsibilities include coordinating with corporate, tax, and regulatory teams, managing daily workflows, maintaining records, and improving processes to reduce legal and operational risk in a hybrid

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate transfer agreements, subscription agreements, and other documentation for alternative asset transactions, including fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions.
• Coordinate with corporate, tax, and regulatory colleagues to implement transactions and maintain clear records for clients.

Job description

Overview

• The role focuses on fund investments, co-investments, secondary transactions, and related transactional and governance matters for several of the firm’s largest institutional investor clients.
• Serve as a dedicated legal resource for a high-volume client workflow, requiring deep subject matter knowledge of a sophisticated investment platform.
• Work involves providing day-to-day legal support for institutional investor clients, encompassing confidentiality agreements, subscription agreements, transfer agreements, KYC/AML processes, and investment structuring across various asset classes and geographies.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transfer agreements, subscription agreements, and other documentation for alternative asset transactions, including fund investments, co-investments, and secondary transactions.
• Coordinate with corporate, tax, and regulatory colleagues within Ropes & Gray, along with client teams (legal, finance, tax, compliance, management, investor relations), to implement transactions and maintain clear records.
• Manage a steady pipeline of recurring matters, track deliverables and deadlines, maintain organized records, templates, and workstreams, and identify opportunities to improve workflows and reduce legal and operational risk.
• The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with periodic in-office or client-facing presence.