Career Associate - Asset Management

A leading global law firm is seeking an experienced Career Associate to join its Asset Management Practice Group in its San Francisco office. This full-time position focuses on asset management, private equity, investment funds, fund management, and related transactional and governance matters, primarily serving a high-volume private equity client workflow.

The role involves providing dedicated legal support for fund formation, co-investments, management company matters, transfer documentation, upper-tier carried interest grants, and related fund operations. The associate will serve as a trusted legal partner, working independently and collaborating with legal, finance, tax, compliance, management, and investor relations teams to implement transactions accurately and maintain clear records.

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement with periodic in-office or client-facing presence.

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and admission in good standing to the bar in the relevant office location jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 5 years or more of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department at a private equity firm, asset management firm, or similar legal environment, with substantial experience in private equity, fund formation, investment funds, or fund management matters.
• Strong drafting, legal analysis, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of matters independently and accurately.
• Knowledge of fund-related agreements, carried interest arrangements, management incentive structures, transfer documentation, and related governance matters.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and cross-functional teams while serving as a practical, responsive, and reliable legal partner.
• Experience developing or maintaining document templates, playbooks, precedent libraries, or knowledge management resources.
• Proficiency in using artificial intelligence technologies responsibly and ethically, including the ability to identify appropriate use cases, protect confidentiality, verify outputs, and apply independent legal judgment.