Funds Lawyer

16 hours ago


London UK, UK, United Kingdom Elevate Flexible Legal Resourcing Full time

Elevate is seeking a Funds Lawyer, UK/EU-qualified associate trained within a top firm's investment funds team. The candidate must have a minimum of 3-6 years of post-qualification experience and excellent private funds and Asset Management experience to cover any interim needs of our customers (law firms and financial services firms).


Location: London with 2 to 3 days in the office.


Specific duties to be undertaken in the role:

  • advising clients on fund formation, structuring, and operation of various types of investment funds, including private equity, hedge, and real estate funds.
  • drafting and reviewing fund documentation, assisting clients with regulatory compliance, providing legal support on fund-related transactions, conducting due diligence, and preparing reports on fund investments.
  • advising fund sponsors on operation and compliance issues, portfolio investment-related matters, and general partner/manager compensation.


Key Requirements (Must Haves):

This position requires a thorough understanding of the legal and regulatory aspects of fund management, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.


About Elevate

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.


ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.


Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.


As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds.


We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.


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