Investment Management Associate

About the role

Faegre Drinker is seeking a partner-track Associate with 3-8 years of experience to join our Investment Management Practice Group in our Chicago office. This is an opportunity to join a nationally recognized investment management practice advising sophisticated institutional investors, private funds, and other market participants on a broad range of fund investment, structuring, regulatory, governance, and transactional matters.

The Associate will work with a collaborative, cross-office team on complex private markets transactions involving private equity, hedge, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, credit, and other alternative investment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Represent pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and other institutional investors in connection with investments in private funds and related investment vehicles.
• Conduct fund due diligence, negotiate subscription agreements, side letters, investment management agreements, separate account arrangements, co-investments, continuation vehicles, secondaries transactions, and other investment-related documentation.
• Handle matters at the intersection of investment management and structured finance, including securitizations, asset-backed finance, rated note feeder structures, fund finance, credit funds, structured products, or other private credit transactions.

Requirements

• 3-8 years of experience in investment management, private funds, or related transactional work.
• Substantive experience representing institutional investors or advising on private markets transactions.
• Strong academic credentials.

Skills

• Excellent drafting, analytical, and client counseling skills.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Practical and proactive problem-solving approach.
• Ability to manage sophisticated matters in a fast-paced, client-service-oriented environment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, bonus, and benefits opportunities.
• Life, health, accident, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan.

Pay

The anticipated initial annual compensation range for this position is $260,000 – $435,000. Actual initial salary may vary based on relevant skills, training, experience, and location.

Note: The initial salary range is one component of Faegre Drinker's total compensation and benefits package for attorneys, which also includes productivity and discretionary bonuses.