Jr to Mid-Level Fund Formation & Investment Management Associate

·1st-3rd year associates; billable hour requirement of 1900 billable + 150 investment time hours. 

· 4th year associates/senior counsel; billable hour requirement of 1950 billable + 150 investment time hours.

Please submit resume (citing GPA for each degree held), cover letter noting office preference, law school transcript and deal sheet in pdf format to leah@platinumstaffing.org. 

An international Am Law 100 firm is seeking an associate with 1-5 years of relevant experience to join our Fund Formation & Investment Management (FFIM) Practice Group. The preferred location for the position is Boston or New York, but we are open to considering qualified candidates in Chicago or Dallas. Our FFIM practice group offers the full suite of services to GPs and LPs; we understand the business objectives, dynamics and trends of GPs, LPs and the entire private funds industry. 
 
Qualified candidates will have fund formation and investment management experience, including fund and management structuring, negotiating for and against institutional investors (such as government pension plans, funds-of-funds, endowments and foundations), secondary sales of LP fund stakes (both buy- and sell-side) and GP-led fund restructurings. Candidate should also have a working knowledge of (1) Investment Advisers Act registration, (2) compliance experience, and (3) Securities Act as it relates to private investment funds. 
 
More broadly, the ideal candidate also will have excellent document drafting skill and must be comfortable working on teams, having direct interaction with both partners, senior counsels and senior associates as well as clients, and have a proactive, winning and positive attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and an exceptional work ethic, coupled with a desire to be part of a fast-paced, growing and collaborative environment.