General Counsel

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Senior level
Fintech
The Role
The General Counsel will oversee all legal, compliance, and regulatory matters at Legalist. Responsibilities include fund formation, ensuring compliance with regulations, advising on investor reporting, and managing engagement with outside counsel, among other legal issues. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to navigate complex matters in a growing organization.
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Legalist is an institutional alternative asset management firm. Founded in 2016 and incubated at Y Combinator, the firm uses data-driven technology to invest in credit assets at scale. We are always looking for talented people to join our team.

We are hiring a General Counsel to oversee legal, compliance, and regulatory matters at Legalist. You’ll institute best practices across our investment and corporate functions and work with our executive team to prevent, mitigate, and resolve legal issues and manage counterparty, operational, and other risks. The role will report to our Chief Operating Officer (and current General Counsel).

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee domestic and foreign fund formation across jurisdictions and coordinate with back office colleagues on related tax, regulatory, and similar issues
  • Assist HR colleagues on employment- and recruiting-related matters
  • Work with IR colleagues with preparing compliant fundraising and investor reporting materials and practices
  • Institute and enforce optimal processes for outside counsel engagement, counterparty and investor NDAs, and similar operational matters
  • Oversee responses to regulatory inquiries, defensive litigation, and related matters

Qualifications:

  • Prior inhouse experience at an SEC-registered investment adviser, preferably one managing alternative assets
  • 5+ years’ experience in non-transactional private practice (e.g., bankruptcy/restructuring or litigation)
  • Demonstrated ability to counsel senior stakeholders on novel, uncertain, and urgent matters and obtain optimal resolutions to same
  • High EQ and ability to generate both consensus and compliance from colleagues across teams
  • Operationally savvy, practical, and able to thrive in a rapidly growing company
  • Multiple years’ experience in a fully remote company strongly preferred
The Company
87 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Legalist is an institutional alternative asset management firm. The firm uses data-driven technology to invest in credit assets at scale. Legalist combines proprietary sourcing technology with rigorous underwriting expertise to generate risk-adjusted returns for its clients.

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