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Legal Affairs Manager (Corporate & Transaction Support)
Boston, MA (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
A highly regarded global investment management firm is seeking a Legal Affairs Manager to lead a combined corporate governance and transaction support paralegal function within its Boston headquarters.
This is a visible leadership role supporting internal attorneys, finance stakeholders, and external counsel across a dynamic private investment platform. The position blends corporate entity management, deal execution support, regulatory coordination, and legal operations oversight — while directly managing workflow, quality control, and team development.
This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned paralegal or legal operations professional who thrives in high-volume, high-accountability environments such as private equity, asset management, or top-tier law firms.
The Role
The Legal Affairs Manager will:
- Lead and oversee day-to-day workflow across corporate governance and transaction support activities
- Serve as primary reviewer for team deliverables (entity records, closing documentation, KYC packages, filings coordination, NDA processing, etc.)
- Assign priorities and manage deadlines across a junior-to-mid-level paralegal team
- Partner closely with internal attorneys and external counsel during active deal cycles
- Drive process improvement initiatives, including SOP development, templates, tracking tools, and reporting
- Oversee legal spend tracking and vendor coordination
- Ensure entity records and documentation are transaction-ready at all times
- Act as escalation point for complex or time-sensitive matters
This is a hands-on leadership position, not a purely supervisory role.
Ideal Background
We are targeting professionals with:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 11–20 years of relevant experience in paralegal, legal operations, or corporate services roles
- Prior experience leading or managing workflow within a high-volume legal environment
- Exposure to private equity, investment management, capital markets, or top-tier corporate law firms
- Strong familiarity with: Corporate entity management, Transaction closings, KYC/onboarding processes, Regulatory filing coordination, NDA and engagement letter review processes, Legal spend tracking tools (experience with platforms such as SimpleLegal a plus)
- Advanced organizational and project management capabilities
- Strong executive communication skills and ability to partner with senior stakeholders
Why This Role Is Compelling
- Leadership seat within a globally recognized investment platform
- Broad exposure across corporate governance and transaction execution
- High visibility and strong long-term growth trajectory
- Collaborative, business-facing environment
- Hybrid work structure (3 days in-office / 2 days remote)
- Competitive compensation structure including performance bonus and profit sharing
- Comprehensive benefits package
Compensation
Base salary range: ~$120,000 – $145,000
Additional performance bonus target: 20%
Profit sharing contribution in addition to cash compensation
Total package range: ~$164,000 – $198,000 (DOE)
Salary : $120,000 - $145,000