Vice President, Investment Counsel

Arch Capital Group Ltd.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 200,634 - 271,446; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with generous matching

Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks

Job summary

Arch Capital Group Ltd. is seeking an experienced legal counsel to support investments and manage legal risks in Washington, DC. This role involves reviewing various documents, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance throughout the organization.

The ideal candidate will bring 8-10 years of relevant experience and a JD. Additional benefits include medical plans, generous PTO, and student loan assistance.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant experience, preferably in asset management.
• Ability to navigate complexity and build relationships.
• Self-starter with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate private markets transaction documents.
• Support portfolio construction and monitoring of investments.
• Serve as corporate secretary and maintain corporate documents.

Skills

Legal excellence

Stakeholder management

Action orientation

Business partnership

Interpersonal skills

Education

JD and admission in good standing

Job description

Job Summary

Success in this position will be driven by a collaborative, solutions‑oriented mindset, a commitment to legal excellence, and the ability to build constructive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The legal counsel will play a critical role in enabling Arch’s investments to optimize deal execution, manage legal risks, and maintain best‑in‑class operational and legal standards across its growing portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Review and negotiate a variety of documents with respect to private markets transactions, including limited partnership agreements, side letters, and investment management agreements.


• Collaborate with investment professionals, business‑segment legal, and other stakeholders to support portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring of investments.


• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal partners (legal, risk, compliance, investments, senior management) and external constituencies (outside counsel, managers).


• Assist with general corporate matters, including fund operations, entity management, governance, contract review, and regulatory analysis.


• Provide guidance to investment teams on compliance policies, regulatory requirements, and risk considerations.


• Serve as corporate secretary: take minutes and maintain corporate documents.


• Maintain and enhance compliance program ensuring consistency with group‑level compliance policies.

Qualifications

• Legal excellence: 8‑10 years of relevant experience, preferably in the legal department of an asset management firm; JD and admission in good standing to a U.S. jurisdiction.


• Stakeholder management: Demonstrated ability to navigate complexity and drive consensus, and to build and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and business partners.


• Action orientation: Self‑starter with attention to detail.


• Business partnership: Ability to contribute as a collaborative lawyer and business partner who understands balancing risk with organizational growth and realization of commercial goals; excellent judgment and pragmatic action.


• Presence & interpersonal style: Excellent interpersonal skills, high credibility, strong communication and executive presence.

Salary

For individuals assigned or hired to work in the location(s) indicated below, the base salary range is provided as of the time of posting; position is incentive eligible.

For NYC & DC: $200,634 – $271,446 per year

• Total individual compensation (base salary, short & long‑term incentives) offered will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to geographic location, scope & responsibilities of the role, qualifications, talent availability & specialization as well as business needs. The above pay range may be modified in the future.


• Arch is committed to helping employees succeed through a comprehensive benefits package that includes multiple medical plans plus dental, vision, prescription drug coverage; a competitive 401(k) with generous matching; PTO beginning at 20 days per year; up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of volunteer time; basic life and AD&D insurance as well as short and long‑term disability; paid parental leave of up to 10 weeks; student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement, backup child and elder care; and more.