General Counsel

Landing Point; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Landing Point in New York seeks a senior attorney to lead its legal and compliance functions. Depending on experience, the firm may hire directly as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer or as an accomplished Senior Counsel/Deputy GC/Deputy CCO who will progressively assume GC/CCO responsibilities.

This newly created role will serve as a trusted advisor to the founders, investment professionals, and leadership, overseeing a broad range of sophisticated matters arising from public and

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school with bar admission.
• Six+ years in-house or equivalent in investment management.
• Experience as GC/CCO or senior in-house attorney.
• Knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act and securities laws.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the firm's legal and compliance program.
• Provide strategic legal advice to founders and leadership.
• Manage regulatory filings, governance, and fund matters.
• Advise on public and private investments, MNPI, personal trading, and conflicts.
• Help build and scale the firm’s legal and compliance infrastructure.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Strategic advisory

Strong judgment

Regulatory knowledge

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

US state bar admission

Job description

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | New York, NY

Our client, a high-performing and rapidly growing investment management firm with more than $2.5 billion in assets under management, is seeking a senior attorney to lead its legal and compliance functions.

Depending on the individual’s experience, the firm is open to hiring this person directly as its General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. It would also consider an accomplished Senior Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Deputy CCO, or similarly experienced attorney who is ready to step into the GC and CCO responsibilities over time.

This is a newly created position that will serve as a senior advisor to the firm’s founders, investment professionals, and broader leadership team. The successful candidate will oversee the firm’s compliance program while handling a broad range of sophisticated legal matters arising from its public and private investments, activist and event-driven strategies, fund operations, commercial relationships, and continued organizational growth.

The role is well suited for a commercially minded attorney who enjoys working closely with the business, can identify and manage risk without creating unnecessary obstacles, and is comfortable operating in a lean, entrepreneurial environment with direct access to senior decision-makers.

Highlights:

• Join a high-performing investment platform that has grown to more than $2.5 billion in AUM and remains in an active expansion phase
• Step into a newly created legal and compliance leadership position with significant visibility across the organization
• Opportunity to be hired directly as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, depending on experience
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the founders and investment team on complex legal, regulatory, commercial, and reputational matters
• Work across a broad and substantive mandate spanning public and private investments, fund matters, governance, regulatory filings, employment matters, and firm operations
• Help build and shape the firm’s legal and compliance infrastructure as the business continues to scale
• Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and low-bureaucracy culture where strong judgment and individual contributions are highly valued
• Competitive expected compensation, depending on experience, with a four-day-per-week in-office schedule

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar
• At least six years of relevant legal and compliance experience, including meaningful in-house experience within an investment manager, hedge fund, private fund manager, asset manager, or similar financial institution
• Experience serving as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, CCO, Deputy CCO, senior in-house attorney, or legal and compliance professional with a broad mandate
• Strong knowledge of the Investment Advisers Act, federal securities laws, private fund regulation, and the regulatory framework applicable to investment managers
• Experience advising on public equity investments, securities ownership reporting, MNPI, personal trading, conflicts, marketing review, regulatory examinations, fund documentation, and commercial agreements
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear, practical, and commercially minded legal advice in a fast-moving environment

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced investment management attorney to assume a highly visible leadership position, work directly with the founders of a growing investment firm, and build a legal and compliance function that can scale alongside the business.