Director & Senior Counsel

About the role

The Director & Senior Counsel will lead sophisticated Private Equity transactions—direct investments, co-investments, fund investments, and venture & growth—as an embedded partner to the deal teams. This role is based at BCI's New York office.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with deal teams within the asset classes providing time sensitive legal advice and support for complex transactional, investment and operational activities
• Serves as a proactive business partner to Private Equity deal teams and the New York office, anticipating legal needs and shaping how the business approaches opportunities and risk
• Affords the Chief Legal Officer and other members of Legal Affairs on an as-needed basis in providing legal advice and support to investment departments and operational teams
• Drafts, reviews, revises and negotiates investment related agreements
• Facilitates regulatory processes to close investment transactions
• Provides guidance and advice on contractual, legal, regulatory and governance requirements
• Identifies legal and regulatory risks, working with others to appropriately manage or mitigate those risks within BCI’s business environment and commercial strategies
• Buys into building relationships and communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Applies legal technology and AI in day-to-day tasks, and contributes to process improvements and efficiency
• Anticipates and foresees legal and business risks specific to own area of expertise and business risk tolerance
• Evaluates issues accurately and escalates appropriately
• Makes decisions, forms strategy and executes independently with minimal supervision
• Resolves complex issues within areas of expertise and experience
• Approaches work with an understanding of how it relates to long-term objectives and strategies of the legal department and BCI’s long term investment horizon

Requirements

• A Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) admitted or qualified to be admitted to a US bar association (NY bar admission preferred)
• 7+ years’ experience in a transactional practice at a leading law firm, investment manager or financial institution
• Expertise in mergers and acquisitions and other investments in private equity, venture capital and growth areas
• Familiarity with global regulatory processes (e.g., CFIUS, HSR and other merger control, antitrust and foreign direct investment filings)
• Experience coordinating transactions across teams, including with tax, regulatory, compliance and finance teams
• Experience working with legal technology and AI
• Familiarity with statutory entities, pension plans and institutional investors

Qualifications

• Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.)
• Admitted or qualified to be admitted to a US bar association (NY bar admission preferred)

Skills

• Expertise in mergers and acquisitions and other investments in private equity, venture capital and growth areas
• Familiarity with global regulatory processes (e.g., CFIUS, HSR and other merger control, antitrust and foreign direct investment filings)
• Experience coordinating transactions across teams, including with tax, regulatory, compliance and finance teams
• Experience working with legal technology and AI
• Familiarity with statutory entities, pension plans and institutional investors

Benefits

The annualized base salary range for this role is USD $238,000 to $325,000.

Pay

The annualized base salary range for this role is USD $238,000 to $325,000.

Schedule

This role is full-time.