Lead Counsel
The Walt Disney Company
Corporate Counsel
The Voleon Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Berkeley • California • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 $225,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Negotiate side letters with prospective and existing investors
- Support the launch and ongoing operations of hedge funds and separately managed accounts, including managing the legal aspects of fund structuring, formation, and registration processes
- Draft, review, and negotiate fund-related documentation, such as offering memoranda, limited partnership agreements, investment management agreements, subscription materials, and related ancillary documents
- Coordinate with and supervise outside counsel to ensure consistency, efficiency, and alignment with internal standards across fund formation, side letter, transactional, regulatory, and governance matters
- Partner with the Compliance team on a variety of regulatory matters, including the preparation and review of regulatory filings (e.g., Form ADV, Form PF, CPO-PQR, Blue Sky filings) and advising on marketing materials
- Assist with general corporate governance matters, including preparing and maintaining governance documents, managing entity records, and supporting the preparation and execution of board and committee meetings
- Collaborate with various internal stakeholders to provide legal guidance that supports the firm’s broader business initiatives and helps maintain a strong culture of compliance and risk management
Requirements
- J.D. degree
- Strong record of academic achievement and 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Big law experience in an Investment Management/Private Funds/Investment Funds group
- Experience negotiating side letters and ability to summarize provisions in plain English for the business team
- Significant exposure to complex commercial, corporate, or transactional matters
- Superior organizational and project management acumen and a keen eye for detail
- Efficient productivity; capability to bring projects to fruition in a commercially viable manner; someone with a proven track record of delivering results, both small and large
- Demonstrably excellent analytical abilities; drafting and verbal communication skills; sound judgment; and a ‘can-do’ cooperative attitude
- Successful in managing multiple tasks/projects with competing deadlines
- Willingness to expand legal practice to new areas of the law, including international regulations
- Working knowledge of relevant portions of key investment management laws and regulations (e.g., Securities Act, Investment Advisers Act, Commodity Exchange Act, Investment Company Act and ERISA)
- Familiarity with trading agreements (e.g., prime brokerage and ISDA agreements) is a plus
- Authorization to work in the United States
- This position is available for hybrid in-person work in our Berkeley, CA office or for remote work in the United States; provided travel to Berkeley, CA as requested is required
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- life and AD&D insurance
- 20 days of paid time off
- 9 sick days
- 401(k) plan with a company match
- “Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
J.D. degreenegotiating side lettersdrafting fund-related documentationregulatory filingscorporate governanceinvestment management lawsSecurities ActInvestment Advisers ActCommodity Exchange ActInvestment Company Act
Soft skills
organizational skillsproject managementanalytical abilitiesverbal communicationsound judgmentattention to detailability to manage multiple taskscooperative attitudecapability to deliver resultswillingness to expand legal practice
