Associate, Legal (Fund Formation & Investments Paralegal)

Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager with nearly $73 billion* in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, fostering a collaborative, intellectually rigorous, and integrity-driven environment. Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management for eight consecutive years in 2025. The firm operates as a single global team, integrating the expertise of its investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Founded over 50 years ago, Adams Street manages assets for leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. With offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto, Adams Street updates its Assets Under Management (AUM) calculation methodology to better reflect the amount of assets managed and capital available for investments.

About the role

• Supporting private equity investments and closings of private equity fundraises.
• Maintaining and improving internal records, checklists, spreadsheets, and other tracking devices.
• Assisting with due diligence projects.
• Performing other ad hoc projects as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining various documents/instruments: investment approval documentation, private equity fund subscription documents, debt finance documents, closing lists, corporate charters, LLC/partnership formation documents, corporate resolutions, officer certificates, AML/KYC documentation, etc.
• Interacting with internal and external investment professionals, lawyers, bankers, accountants, investors, and other professionals.
• Maintaining control of closing documentation and ensuring they conform to Adams Street’s guidelines.
• Assisting with the preparation and maintenance of private equity fund formation, fundraising, and investment documentation.
• Managing post-closing assembly/distribution of closing documents and closing volumes.
• Responding to investor and fund general partner requests in connection with closings and amendments as well as supplemental information requests.
• Participating in and assisting in the management of due diligence projects.
• Performing other ad hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree, ideally with a business administration or law focus, is required, and a paralegal certificate from an ABA accredited program is strongly desired.
• Two to three years paralegal or legal project assistant experience in corporate/transactional law practice setting with exposure to private equity fund structures.
• Experience assisting with multiple closings preferably in private equity fundraising and investing, mergers and acquisitions, and/or debt finance.
• Managing and organizing transactional documentation, ideally in the areas of private equity fundraising and/or investments.
• Familiarity with global Anti-Money Laundering/Know Your Customer (AML/KYC) laws and regulations.
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, and able to prioritize and meet competing deadlines.
• Knowledge of and experience using document management systems, electronic data rooms, legal focused and general AI systems, and MS Office suite.
• Interest in staying abreast of industry trends, product knowledge, and trends in marketing and investor relations.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a desire to learn new and complex concepts.

Qualifications

• Self-disciplined and customer service-oriented personality.
• Ability to work independently and on a team.

Skills

• Document management systems.
• Electronic data rooms.
• Legal-focused and general AI systems.
• MS Office suite.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• A 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match.
• Profit sharing.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Paid parental leave, including adoption.
• Broad range of paid time off.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Access to additional voluntary benefits.

Pay

$55,000—$75,000 USD