Fund Services Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Reimbursement

Behavioral Health Support

Family-building Benefits

HSA Contribution

401(k)

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is representing a top AmLaw 100 client in Silicon Valley, seeking a Fund Formation Associate (2–6 years) to support venture capital and growth equity sponsors. The role spans fund structuring, documentation, and ongoing fund counseling through launch and beyond.

The candidate should have 2–6 years in fund formation, training from a national or international law firm, strong drafting, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of fund formation experience with sponsors (venture, growth, private equity, or adjacent strategies).
• Training from a national or international law firm.
• Strong drafting, client judgment, and the ability to run workstreams without hand-holding.
• Superior academics and polished communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Sponsor-side structuring, formation, and ongoing operation of investment funds.
• Fund documentation, negotiations with LPs, and day-to-day fund counseling through launch and beyond.
• Exposure to a steady pipeline of institutional-quality fundraises across venture and growth strategies.
• Experience with fund investment activities is a plus.

Skills

Fund formation experience

Drafting skills

Client management

Project management

Education

Law firm training

Job description

Silicon Valley, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Fund Formation Associate (2–6 years) | VC and Growth Equity Sponsors | AmLaw 100

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding to its fund services team advising venture capital and growth equity sponsors in the U.S. and internationally. This group sits close to the market and works across the full fund life cycle, with a platform that is consistently recognized for venture and growth work.

Role Summary

• Sponsor-side structuring, formation, and ongoing operation of investment funds.
  
• Fund documentation, negotiations with LPs, and day-to-day fund counseling through launch and beyond.
  
• Exposure to a steady pipeline of institutional-quality fundraises across venture and growth strategies.
  
• Experience with fund investment activities is a plus.
  

Candidate Profile

• 2–6 years of fund formation experience with sponsors (venture, growth, private equity, or adjacent strategies).
  
• Training from a national or international law firm.
  
• Strong drafting, client judgment, and the ability to run workstreams without hand-holding.
  
• Superior academics and polished communication skills.
  

Why This Role

• Market position: the firm is repeatedly top-ranked for venture capital work and widely viewed as a go-to platform in the innovation economy.
  
• Work quality: sponsor-facing mandates with real responsibility early, not a document factory role.
  
• Growth runway: expanding team with room to develop deeper sponsor relationships and broaden across fund operations and related regulatory touchpoints.
  
• Comp: salary range $235,000–$390,000 (by class year) plus discretionary merit bonus.
  
• Benefits: monthly wellness reimbursement; 24/7 behavioral health support; coverage for spouse/domestic partner and children to 26; family-building benefits (IVF, adoption, surrogacy, parental leave; backup childcare; tutoring and college coach; HSA contribution; 401(k); commuter benefits; firm-paid CLE, bar review fees, and bar dues.