Corporate Counsel – Americas

About the role

Position Summary
An exciting opportunity to join a leading global asset manager operating in the fast-growing and specialized asset class of legal dispute finance, in the key role of Corporate Counsel – Americas.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Assist investment teams with preparation and management of pre-investment documentation, including NDAs and term sheets.
• Negotiation and implementation of vendor contracts, service agreements, and engagement letters with third party vendors and law firms.
• Management of external counsel in the preparation, negotiation, and closing of litigation funding agreements and other transactions.
• Assistance with any SEC compliance related matters for US investment adviser.
• Assistance with global and strategic projects.
• Assistance in fund formation work.
• Updating and maintaining US transactional templates (i.e., NDAs, engagement letters, term sheets, funding agreements).

Key Role Technical and Behavioral Competencies

• Corporate / transactional attorney with background in financing transactions with 6-8 years of experience.
• Attorney with large law firm experience and/or some in-house experience with private equity firm, hedge fund, investment manager, etc.
• Added benefit if individual has worked on litigation finance transactions in the past.

Required Education

JD and admission to one or more state bars (must be in good standing).