Charles Russell Speechlys
Associate - Investment Funds (2-5 PQE)
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Investment Funds Lawyer
We are seeking an investment funds lawyer to join our energetic and growing private investment funds team (private equity, venture capital, real estate, amongst others).
We are in early-stage growth. Our ambition is to be the ‘go-to’ mid-market funds practice in London for both UK and international fund formation, secondaries and investor representation work. This sits squarely in the Firm’s private capital strategy and has the strong backing of management.
The London senior team comprises
- Matthew Griffin (Partner) and Jeremy Bell (Senior Consultant), both previously partners in leading international funds practices
- Edward Morgan (Partner, with a real estate funds focus)
- Richard Ellis (Partner, financial services regulation)
- Vadim Romanoff (Partner, funds tax).
We also have funds practices in Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
We need to build out further our associate base and find the partner(s) of the future who will grow with us. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the partners and be encouraged to build direct relationships with clients and play a real part in growing the practice.
The work will be varied and include all aspects of fund formations (both UK and international), secondaries and investor representation work as well as pitching and business development.
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We are looking for a lawyer with 2 to 5 years’ PQE and funds experience (but we are open to considering candidates outside of this PQE range). Prior funds experience is preferred but not essential if you are an established corporate, banking, tax or regulatory lawyer but are interested in applying your skills to funds work, come and talk to us.
Training will be both by supervision on client matters and in a structured programme. All team members will be encouraged to learn about a topic and give training, which is an ideal way to increase knowledge.
If you are interested in being part of growing the practice, you can build a career with the firm through to partnership. We do expect high commitment and high performance, but as part of that we expect and want you to have a life outside of work.
Hybrid working - We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, so are also open to discussion on agile working options.
Reasonable Adjustments
At Charles Russell Speechlys we are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, where candidates can perform to the best of their ability at an interview or in a test situation. At any point in the hiring process for this role, if you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation that might assist you during the application and interview process, please reach out to the above-named contact and they will work with you to understand your requirements. For more information, please see our Workplace Reasonable Adjustments Statement.
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