General Counsel / Head of Legal - US
$220,000–$320,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Draft and maintain template LPAs, PPMs, Reg D offering documents, and sub-advisory agreements for Infra One-backed funds. Advise General Partners on Delaware LP vs. LLC choices, co-investment structures, and feeder arrangements, then review and negotiate advisor agreements to ensure proper liability allocation. Coordinate Reg D compliance by managing Form D filings and investor accreditation documentation while working with the Chief Compliance Officer on Form ADV disclosures and AML/KYC procedures. Conduct legal due diligence on prospective GPs, including litigation and regulatory history, and oversee onboarding handoffs to operations. Advise the Managing Director on market positioning and emerging regulatory trends, then build relationships with external counsel to manage engagements.
Required Qualifications
- 10–18 years of experience in investment fund law, private equity structuring, or venture capital law
- Deep expertise in Delaware limited partnerships, LLCs, and US fund documentation (LPA, PPM, MSAs)
- Strong knowledge of Reg D, Form D filings, accreditation rules, and anti-fraud provisions
- Exposure to Advisers Act requirements for fund advisers, conflicts of interest disclosures, and custody rules
- Business-savvy lawyer: you understand how legal structure affects GP incentives, LP returns, and operational complexity
- Practical and proportionate: you optimize for clarity and GP adoption, not legal perfection
- Relationship builder: you can communicate complex legal concepts to non-lawyer stakeholders (GPs, LPs, operations teams)
- Entrepreneurial: you design templates and processes for scale, not bespoke one-off advice
- JD from a top 20 law school
- bar admission in New York or Delaware
- Prior in-house counsel experience at a PE firm, fund platform, or venture firm
- Exposure to European fund regulation (Luxembourg, Ireland) and cross-border structuring
- CPA or accounting background
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