Dallas, Texas | Hybrid

Investment Management Associate Attorney

AmLaw 100 Opportunity

Compensation

$225,000 – $390,000

Aligned Talent Acquisition is recruiting for an experienced Investment Management Associate Attorney opportunity with a leading Am Law 100 firm in Dallas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a corporate attorney interested in sophisticated investment management, private funds, fund formation, and regulatory matters involving private fund sponsors, investment advisers, institutional investors, and other financial services clients.

Ideal Background

• 2–6 years of investment management, private funds, fund formation, or related corporate experience

• Experience with the formation, structuring, and operation of private investment funds

• Experience working with private equity funds, hedge funds, credit funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds, or other alternative investment vehicles

• Experience representing fund sponsors, investment advisers, institutional investors, and other investment management clients

• Experience drafting and negotiating limited partnership agreements, operating agreements, private placement memoranda, subscription agreements, side letters, and related fund documentation

• Experience advising clients on investment adviser, securities, and private fund regulatory matters

• Familiarity with the Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, and related securities regulations is a plus

• Experience assisting with fund launches, investor negotiations, ongoing fund operations, and regulatory compliance

• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to manage multiple sophisticated matters and transactions

• Excellent client service and communication skills

• Strong academic credentials

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school required

• Texas bar admission required or ability to become admitted

Why This Opportunity

✅ Sophisticated investment management and private funds practice

✅ Exposure to private equity, credit, hedge, real estate, and other alternative investment strategies

✅ Opportunity to represent fund sponsors, investment advisers, and institutional investors

✅ Blend of fund formation, transactional, and regulatory work

✅ Meaningful responsibility and direct client interaction

✅ Collaboration with complementary corporate, private equity, finance, tax, and securities practices

✅ Excellent platform for developing a highly marketable investment management practice

Interested?

If you're a Dallas associate with investment management, private funds, fund formation, or related corporate experience, I'd love to have a confidential conversation.

Even if you're not actively looking, it never hurts to know what's out there. I'm happy to discuss compensation, partnership track, billable expectations, firm culture, hybrid flexibility, and whether this opportunity could make sense for your career.

All inquiries are confidential.

Devney Ayers
Director of Legal Recruiting
Aligned Talent Acquisition

devney@alignedtalentacquisition.com

(216) 710-5174