Legalist is hiring a
General Counsel

Summary

Join our team as General Counsel at Legalist, overseeing legal, compliance, and regulatory matters. You'll institute best practices across investment and corporate functions, work with the executive team to prevent and resolve legal issues, and manage risks.

Requirements

• Prior inhouse experience at an SEC-registered investment adviser, preferably one managing alternative assets
• 5+ years’ experience in non-transactional private practice (e.g., bankruptcy/restructuring or litigation)
• Demonstrated ability to counsel senior stakeholders on novel, uncertain, and urgent matters and obtain optimal resolutions to same
• High EQ and ability to generate both consensus and compliance from colleagues across teams
• Operationally savvy, practical, and able to thrive in a rapidly growing company

Responsibilities

• Oversee domestic and foreign fund formation across jurisdictions and coordinate with back office colleagues on related tax, regulatory, and similar issues
• Assist HR colleagues on employment- and recruiting-related matters
• Work with IR colleagues with preparing compliant fundraising and investor reporting materials and practices
• Institute and enforce optimal processes for outside counsel engagement, counterparty and investor NDAs, and similar operational matters
• Oversee responses to regulatory inquiries, defensive litigation, and related matters

Preferred Qualifications

Multiple years’ experience in a fully remote company strongly preferred