Legal & Compliance - Registered Funds - Attorney, VP

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Business Unit: Legal & Compliance (L&C) focusing on Private Wealth Solutions (PWS) and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI)

Private Wealth Solutions  

Private Wealth Solutions was established to answer the growing demand for Blackstone products from high-net worth investors. Partnering with many of the world’s largest private banks and wealth management firms as well as family offices, Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions team packages and delivers the full breadth of Blackstone’s alternative product capability to these firms and their clients and provides ongoing product and advisor support, as well as education and training around alternatives.  

Blackstone Credit & Insurance

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

Job Title: Legal & Compliance - Registered Funds - Attorney, VP

Job Description:

This hire will work on a variety of legal and compliance matters and general corporate matters. Most notably, the focus will be leading the innovative formation and supporting the ongoing management of credit/insurance/real estate registered funds and private vehicles.

Primary job responsibilities will include:

• Assisting senior attorneys with day-to-day project management and fund formation matters and participating in product development of varied investment structures across multiple jurisdictions.
• Assisting from a legal perspective with the operational development and ongoing management of registered investment companies and alternative vehicles.
• Assisting with the creation and management of registered fund board materials.
• Managing regulatory filings (e.g., 8-Ks, 10-Q/Ks, Form 10s, N-2s, N_CSRs prospectus updates) and assist with managing day-to-day regulatory compliance oversight of registered funds.
• Assisting with the development of a marketing and fundraising plan for registered funds. 
• Working with the in-house Legal & Compliance team and external counsel to monitor and implement legal and regulatory developments that impact the registered funds.
• Providing regulatory and legal advice to investment professionals and business personnel, including preparation of reports to investment team and senior management.
• Communicating on an ongoing basis with external counsel and various other counterparties regarding legal initiatives.
• Supporting various business groups, including investment, marketing, accounting, operations and middle office departments.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience practicing law as a law firm associate or in-house counsel, preferably focused on registered funds /