Legal and Compliance Analyst

Fernridge Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Fernridge Group in New York is seeking a Paralegal to support its Legal and Compliance teams. The role involves working closely with attorneys and compliance professionals across investments, finance, investor relations, and operations.

You will handle day-to-day legal and regulatory tasks, organize agreements, assist with due diligence, and help maintain corporate records and governance activities. This position offers broad exposure to a range of private and public credit matters within an

Qualifications

• Experience as a paralegal or related role in asset management or law firm.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and regulatory/document management systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support across corporate, transactional, fund, and investment management matters.
• Assist with preparing, reviewing, executing, and organizing agreements, certifications, consents, resolutions, and other legal documents.
• Coordinate signature collection and execution processes, track outstanding items, and maintain completed agreements.
• Support entity formation, ongoing maintenance, corporate filings, and governance activities.
• Maintain corporate records, entity documentation, organizational charts, contract databases, and legal files.
• Assist with legal due diligence, transaction closings, and investment-related matters.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel on documentation, filings, and information requests.
• Support the administration of the firm’s compliance program, including policies, procedures, and record keeping.
• Assist with regulatory filings, registrations, certifications, and periodic reporting.
• Help administer employee compliance processes, including personal trading, gifts and entertainment, outside business activities, and other Code of Ethics requirements.
• Coordinate compliance training, employee attestations, and annual and periodic certifications.
• Gather and organize materials for regulatory examinations, internal reviews, audits, and information requests.
• Support compliance monitoring and testing, including maintaining records of completed reviews.
• Maintain regulatory and compliance calendars and track required filings, reviews, and deadlines.
• Assist with special projects and initiatives across Legal, Compliance, and other business teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Written and verbal communication

Independent & collaborative

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management systems

Job description

A leading alternative credit investment manager is seeking a Paralegal to support its Legal and Compliance teams. The firm invests across a range of private and public credit strategies, offering broad exposure to corporate, transactional, fund, governance, and regulatory matters.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and wants to build experience across both legal and compliance within an established investment platform. The Paralegal will work closely with attorneys and compliance professionals, as well as colleagues across investments, finance, investor relations, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Legal

• Provide day-to-day support across corporate, transactional, fund, and investment management matters.
• Assist with preparing, reviewing, executing, and organizing agreements, certifications, consents, resolutions, and other legal documents.
• Coordinate signature collection and execution processes, track outstanding items, and maintain completed agreements.
• Support entity formation, ongoing maintenance, corporate filings, and governance activities.
• Maintain corporate records, entity documentation, organizational charts, contract databases, and legal files.
• Assist with legal due diligence, transaction closings, and investment-related matters.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel on documentation, filings, and information requests.

Compliance

• Support the administration of the firm’s compliance program, including policies, procedures, and record keeping.
• Assist with regulatory filings, registrations, certifications, and periodic reporting.
• Help administer employee compliance processes, including personal trading, gifts and entertainment, outside business activities, and other Code of Ethics requirements.
• Coordinate compliance training, employee attestations, and annual and periodic certifications.
• Gather and organize materials for regulatory examinations, internal reviews, audits, and information requests.
• Support compliance monitoring and testing, including maintaining records of completed reviews.
• Maintain regulatory and compliance calendars and track required filings, reviews, and deadlines.
• Assist with special projects and initiatives across Legal, Compliance, and other business teams.

Qualifications

• Prior paralegal, legal, compliance, or related experience within an asset manager, investment adviser, law firm, financial institution, or similar professional environment.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with legal, compliance, document management, or regulatory systems is a plus.

Opportunity Highlights

• Broad exposure across legal and compliance within an alternative credit platform.
• Close collaboration with attorneys, compliance professionals, and investment and business teams.
• A varied workload spanning transactions, fund matters, corporate governance, and regulatory requirements.