Funds Attorney (Counsel / Associate Counsel)

April 2026

Strategic Investment Group® (Strategic) is an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) firm that provides institutions with the capabilities of a full investment office. Acting as a seamless extension of our clients' investment teams, we deliver portfolio construction, manager selection, and ongoing risk management within a structured fiduciary framework so organizations can remain focused on their core mission. Founded in 1987, Strategic was built to give institutions access to the investment office they would build if they had the time, the people, and the scale to do so internally.

Our mission is to empower clients to achieve transformational impact through inspired investing. To learn more, visit www.strategicgroup.com.

Overview

We are seeking a Funds Attorney (Counsel or Associate Counsel) to join a lean, high-functioning legal and compliance team within a boutique registered investment advisory firm based in Arlington, VA.

This role is designed to provide immediate leverage to the General Counsel by taking primary ownership of fund-related legal work. Success in this role requires a high degree of precision, consistency, sound judgment, and strong project management skills to manage a steady volume of detail-intensive work under time-sensitive conditions.

The position involves managing a consistent volume of fund reviews and side letter negotiations, where accuracy, consistency, and documentation quality are critical. The work is highly detail-oriented and process-driven and requires comfort operating within structured frameworks and maintaining audit-ready outputs.

The ideal candidate is a disciplined, detail-oriented attorney who is comfortable operating independently within established processes, and who takes pride in producing accurate, well-documented work that stands up to internal and external scrutiny.

Responsibilities

Legal Documentation

• Independently lead legal review of private fund investments including LP interests, co-investments, and separate accounts
• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of side letters, ensuring consistency across agreements and alignment with internal standards, client requirements, and prior positions
• Analyze fund documentation (e.g., LPAs, PPMs, side letters) with strong attention to detail
• Support client-related legal needs and investor-specific requirements

Operations and Process Management

• Manage multiple concurrent matters with reliable turnaround and prioritization
• Maintain clear, organized, and audit-ready documentation of legal reviews, decisions, and negotiated outcomes
• Operate within structured processes, templates, and workflows to maintain consistency
• Coordinate with external counsel while retaining ownership of quality and timelines
• Partner with investment and Operational Due Diligence (ODD) teams to support diligence and execution

Compliance and Risk Management

• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements
• Assess and implement improvements to legal and regulatory risk management
• Assist with our fund complex governance

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership
• 5–9+ years of relevant experience at a law firm and/or in-house asset management
• Strong familiarity with private fund structures and documentation
• Experience reviewing and negotiating LPAs and side letters
• Proven ability to manage high-volume, detail-intensive work
• Experience with internally managed funds

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with OCIO or institutional investors
• Exposure to operational due diligence
• Familiarity with ERISA and institutional client requirements

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform. The employee may be required to perform additional functions. Strategic reserves the right to revise the job description at any time, with or without notice. Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.

Strategic is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against staff members or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, age or veteran status.