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About the Role
This dynamic opportunity allows you to partner with senior management, blending legal acumen with a desire to understand the business and address a wide variety of legal issues within Schonfeld's Legal Team, focusing on Portfolio Management and Capital Development & Investor Relations.
Responsibilities
- Draft, negotiate, and interpret various contracts, including investment management agreements, employment agreements, and deeds.
- Manage onboarding and offboarding matters related to contracts.
- Handle all facets of fund formation and capital development, including launching new products, updating fund documents, and preparing/reviewing side letters.
- Negotiate placement agent agreements and assist with investor queries.
- Spearhead strategic transactions, private equity transactions, loan documents, and regulatory matters.
- Partner with stakeholders in other departments, including senior management and business development teams.
- Collaborate with outside counsel and other advisors.
- Identify and implement AI tools to assist the legal team.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admittance to a state bar.
- 4-6 years of experience in the investment management/funds practice area.
- In-house experience is preferred.
- Superior legal analytical and drafting skills.
- Superior organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize and handle urgent competing workstreams.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to maintain superior rigor and attention to detail.
- Ability to build trust and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Interest or experience in identifying and implementing AI tools.
Skills
- Legal analytical skills
- Legal drafting skills
- Organization skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Prioritization skills
- Collaboration skills
- Attention to detail
- Relationship building
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-Senior level
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $250,000
Benefits
- Substantive performance bonus
- Competitive benefits package
About the Company
- Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund focused on delivering industry-leading risk-adjusted returns.
- We utilize internal and external portfolio manager teams to capitalize on market inefficiencies.
- Our investment strategies span Quant, Tactical, Fundamental Equity, and Discretionary Macro & Fixed Income.
- We leverage decades of experience and significant investment in proprietary technology, infrastructure, and risk analytics.