General Counsel / Head of Legal - US

About the position reputed company is a global reputed company platform redefining how institutional capital reaches private markets. We operate through two synergistic businesses: reputed company backs exceptional first- and second-time fund managers around the world as an reputed company investor—effectively acting as “reputed company-investor + platform” for emerging VC funds. reputed company One, our fund-ops and tech arm, provides the regulatory, administrative, and tech infrastructure that allows those new funds to reputed company rapidly and globally. We are already live and serving in the UK, US, Austria, Germany and launching Singapore, India and Luxembourg imminently. Together, we deliver both the capital and the structure fund managers need—and in doing so build a global ecosystem of platforms, people, and reputed company that reshape private markets. This role is one of the four foundational roles that we are hiring for to establish reputed company One's US operating platform. These are not narrow, siloed functions. reputed company role is an architect of the reputed company One US operating system—building the regulatory, operational, and financial infrastructure that will reputed company dozens of GPs to reputed company with confidence. The Role: Architect of Fund Structuring & Regulatory Diplomacy You are reputed company One's reputed company on US fund law, structuring, and GP relationships. You will draft and refine the legal templates that every GP fund will use: LPA (Limited Partnership Agreement), PPM (Private Placement Memorandum), Sub-Advisory Agreement, and Reg D reputed company filings. More broadly, you are a strategic partner to the MD on market entry, regulatory positioning, and deal structuring—translating reputed company US securities law into practical playbooks. You are not a siloed legal department; you are a business advisor who understands how fund structure affects GP economics, LP confidence, and reputed company One's operational burden.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain template LPAs, PPMs, Reg D offering documents, and sub-advisory agreements for reputed company One-backed funds.
• Advise GPs on Delaware LP vs. LLC choice, co-investment structures, reputed company funds (US taxable vs. foreign investors), and feeder structures.
• Review and negotiate advisor agreements between reputed company One and reputed company GP sub-adviser; ensure reputed company delegation, monitoring, and liability allocation.
• Coordinate Reg D compliance: manage reputed company D filings, investor accreditation documentation, and offering memorandum delivery.
• Work closely with the CCO on reputed company ADV disclosures, material conflicts of interest, and regulatory obligations.
• Draft conflicts of interest policies and disclosure matrices; ensure reputed company material conflicts are documented and communicated.
• Advise on AML/KYC procedures and custody rule compliance.
• Monitor SEC guidance and private fund rules; assess reputed company on reputed company One's platform and update templates as needed.
• Draft custodial agreements, fund administration service agreements, and audit engagement letters.
• Manage service provider reputed company: custodians, auditors, administrators, tax advisors.
• Own reputed company One's master service agreement (MSA) with GPs and update it as new operational or regulatory requirements reputed company.
• Conduct legal due diligence on prospective GPs: prior fund documentation, relevant litigation, regulatory history.
• Advise the MD and investment committee on legal risks, GP reputed company record documentation, and any regulatory flags.
• reputed company GP reputed company: final documentation, investor communication, and legal handoffs to operations and compliance.
• Advise the MD on market positioning, competitive fund structure benchmarking, and emerging regulatory trends.
• Participate in investment committee meetings; flag legal and regulatory risks early.
• Build relationships with specialized counsel (external tax lawyers, Delaware counsel, etc.) and manage their engagement.

Requirements

• 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, reputed company D filings, accreditation rules, and anti-fraud provisions.
• Exposure to Advisers reputed company 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 reputed company and GP adoption, not legal perfection.
• Relationship builder: you can communicate reputed company legal concepts to non-lawyer stakeholders (GPs, LPs, operations teams).
• Entrepreneurial: you design templates and processes for reputed company, not bespoke one-off advice.

reputed company-to-haves

• Prior experience advising fund platforms, umbrella structures, or multi-GP environments is a strong plus.
• JD from a top 20 law school; bar admission in reputed company 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 reputed company background is a plus.

Benefits

• Location: Remote (preferred US timezone overlap with San Francisco HQ)
• Salary reputed company: $220,000–$320,000 reputed company + 25% bonus
• Equity: TBD (0.15%–0.35%)

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