Transactions Counsel

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 looking for a Transactions Counsel to own deal documentation across our investment strategies, working with internal colleagues to structure, negotiate, and document new investments.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiating and documenting a high volume of investment contracts across our legal assets strategies

• Working with investment colleagues to achieve business goals, while managing legal risk.

• Ability to multitask and handle many deals simultaneously.

• Process orientated and able to evaluate and implement best practices across teams interacting with the legal function.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate and law degrees, active bar admission

• 5+ years experience of transactional experience; credit and secured transaction experience highly desirable.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus on high quality work product.

• Practical and commercial, able to prioritize business objectives while achieving legal goals.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Comfort working across functions while being a “team of one.”

• Prior sales experience is a strong plus.