Investment Funds Career Associate

Ropes & Gray LLP; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Ropes & Gray LLP seeks an experienced associate to support a leading private equity client on asset management, fund formation, and related governance matters. The role requires handling sophisticated investment platform work with independence and strong client relationship skills.

The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with periodic in-office and client-facing presence, reflecting the client’s high-volume workflow and complex transaction leadership.

Qualifications

• Experienced attorney capable of working independently and building trusted client relationships.
• Deep knowledge of sophisticated investment platforms and related governance matters.

Responsibilities

• Support asset management, private equity, investment funds, fund management, and related transactional and governance matters for a major private equity client.
• Serve as a dedicated legal resource for high-volume client workflow, supporting fund formation, co-investments, management company matters, transfer documentation, upper-tier carried interest grants, and related fund operations.

Skills

Independent work

Client relationships

Investment platforms

Legal expertise

Job description

Overview

• The role primarily supports one of the firm’s largest private equity clients on asset management, private equity, investment funds, fund management, and related transactional and governance matters.
• The Associate serves as a dedicated legal resource for a high-volume client workflow, supporting fund formation, co-investments, management company matters, transfer documentation, upper‑tier carried interest grants, and related fund operations.
• Requires an experienced attorney who can work independently, build trusted client relationships, and possesses deep subject matter knowledge of a sophisticated investment platform.
• The position offers a hybrid work arrangement with periodic in-office and client‑facing presence.