Investment Counsel

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Intro description:</strong></h3> <p>Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices.</p></div><p>We're hiring an <strong>Investment Counsel</strong> to help deploy our latest litigation finance fund. You’ll be joining a growing team of engineers, lawyers, and investment analysts to make real-time decisions in a fast-paced environment. If you're an experienced lawyer interested in building the future of law and finance, we’d love to talk with you.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Core responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Legal research and due diligence on investment opportunities</li> <li>Preparation of investment memos</li> <li>Real-time negotiation with plaintiffs and attorneys over investment terms and pricing</li> <li>Training and working closely with the engineering team to translate legal knowledge into automation<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, History, Law or related field desirable or equivalent experience from a top-tier institution.&nbsp;</li> <li>J.D. from an accredited top 20 law school</li> <li>10+ years post-law school experience, including in a litigation practice at AmLaw 200 firm and/or comparable boutique firms</li> <li>Experience with plaintiff-side representation, alternative fee arrangements, litigation finance, and/or in an asset-management environment are pluses but not required</li> <li>Experience in several of the following areas: commercial litigation, breach of contract, antitrust, multidistrict litigation, employment disputes, whistleblower claims, corporate governance litigation</li> </ul>