Principal Legal Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee daily legal operations for a designated client group.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage intricate NDAs and related transaction documents in the realms of private equity, M&A, and financing transactions.

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex legal, commercial, client, counterparty, or workflow challenges.

• Supervise and evaluate the work of junior, specialist, and senior team members.

• Lead, approve, review, and enhance client playbooks, templates, and precedents.

• Act as the primary account lead and responsible individual for assigned clients.

• Maintain availability for clients; conduct check-ins, negotiation calls, and quarterly business reviews.

• Monitor customer satisfaction and proactively address retention and renewal risks.

• Manage client complaints and ensure resolution.

• Assist in customer outreach and account expansion alongside the Account Manager.

• Offer coaching, feedback, mentorship, and targeted training.

• Assess capacity, workload distribution, SLA performance, and service quality.

• Participate in hiring, interviewing, onboarding, performance evaluations, and progression discussions.

• Enhance service delivery, legal technology usage, workflow design, and scalability of managed services.

• Promote effective utilization of proprietary AI tools within the client group.

• Ensure technology-assisted work is reviewed, validated, and aligned with client-approved positions.

• Provide structured feedback to product and engineering teams for platform improvement.

• Operate within an AI-native legal delivery model that integrates legal expertise with technology.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a qualified U.S. Attorney.

• Minimum of 3 years PQE.

• Law degree (LLB or equivalent).

• Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating essential transactional or commercial documents, including confidentiality agreements, engagement letters, and release letters.

• Proven client-facing experience, including direct management of client relationships, client calls, and resolving client issues or complaints.

• Experience supervising, mentoring, or indirectly managing legal team members and reviewing their work products.

• A genuine blend of legal and commercial acumen.

• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Strong attention to detail and dedication to consistently high-quality work.

• Preferred: experience with private equity, asset management, hedge fund, or other alternative asset management clients.

• Preferred: experience in account management or customer success, including monitoring account health and conducting QBRs.

• Preferred: background in legal tech, law firms, ALSPs, Big 4 legal teams, or in-house legal departments.

• Preferred: familiarity with structured playbooks or standardized legal frameworks.

• Preferred: experience in a venture-backed technology scale-up environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Hybrid and remote work options, with the possibility to work from other countries (upon request).

• Paid Sick Leave days each year for recovery or family care.

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing mental health and wellness support.

• 7 days of paid study leave annually for exams and structured learning.

• Discretionary and performance-based annual bonus.

• Generous paid time off: annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development in a tech-enabled environment.

• Learn from experienced professionals across various disciplines and jurisdictions.