Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.
Job Description
Primary Functions & Essential Responsibilities
- Provide advice and guidance to the deal team across the globe at any time
- Act as deal facilitator who effectively balances legal and business risks whilst ensuring the firm’s and funds’ interests are represented and protected enabling legitimate opportunities to be furthered
- Identify issues and provide proactive solutions on deal-related legal matters
- Identify gaps and incorporate best practices and well-thought out systems to deal with frequently-seen or routine deal structures, legal issues, and contractual templates
- Provide legal support to the business on a range of operational matters, reviewing tenders, and corporate governance
- Manage outside counsel and ensure the highest and best use of their services. Defer to outside counsel's expertise where appropriate and avoid replicating their work
- Negotiate and interact with Ares key customers, business partners and investors
Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 10 years' post-qualification experience
- Experience supporting alternative asset managers and private markets investment platforms, with deep expertise in private funds matters including fund formation, fund documentation, fundraising, investor negotiations, co-investments, and complex fund structures, gained at a leading law firm, private markets fund manager, or alternative asset management platform; real estate fund management experience preferred
- Strong understanding of the legal, regulatory, and governance considerations applicable to private investment funds, including experience advising on matters across key APAC jurisdictions
- Demonstrated experience supporting investment transactions and partnering closely with investment professionals to manage legal and commercial risks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience negotiating directly with institutional investors, counterparties, and external stakeholders on sophisticated commercial and fund-related matters
- Proven ability to manage external counsel efficiently with a focus on execution timing and completion while maintaining high-quality and commercially pragmatic legal advice
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
- Risk awareness across multiple substantive areas of law
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across global teams and time zones
- Self-motivated, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment
Reporting Relationships
Managing Director, Legal
There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.
