Address Overview:
Colmore, a Preqin company, is a market-leading, technology-driven private markets investor services business focused on the Limited Partner and Allocator market. The business operates from four offices located in New York and Dallas in the US, and London and Birmingham in the UK. Colmore employs more than 270 professionals, with the business monitoring over 6,000 private market funds and 50,000+ holdings.
Job Overview
As an Associate on the Legal Insights team at Colmore, you will assist in driving the development of ground breaking tools for the private markets investment industry through legal term extraction, research and analysis.
Responsibilities:
Other:
Our culture and values are:
Be Customer obsessed
Act with integrity
Own your success
Think forward
Make an impact
Equal Opportunities at Preqin:
About Colmore
Colmore, a Preqin company, is a market-leading, technology-driven private markets investor services business focused on the Limited Partner and Allocator market. The business operates from four offices located in New York and Dallas in the US, and London and Birmingham in the UK. Colmore employs more than 270 professionals, with the business monitoring over 6,000 private market funds and 50,000+ holdings.
Job Overview
As an Associate on the Legal Insights team at Colmore, you will assist in driving the development of ground breaking tools for the private markets investment industry through legal term extraction, research and analysis.
Responsibilities:
In this role you will:
- Extract and summarize key legal and economic terms from fund related legal documents in a timely and accurate manner
- Undertake research, analyse legal data, compile reports and assist in the development of ground breaking tools for the private markets investment industry
- Participate in business development activities, such as contributing to bid development and preparation of materials for presentations, webinars, conferences and pitches
- Ensure the quality and integrity of the files and data on the system are maintained
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the nature and position of the post
You are a good fit if you:
- Have solid research, document review and analysis experience, particularly of LPAs
- Have excellent report writing and drafting skills
- Have knowledge of and experience in the private equity industry
- Are familiar with commercial contracts
- Have excellent academics (minimum 2.1) from a leading university
- Have 0-2 PQE within a reputable private equity / corporate / commercial practice or be a paralegal with at least 4 years of experience working in private practice
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to communicate clearly and effectively (both verbally and written) with the clients, senior counsel, financial analysts and with all stakeholders in the company
- Have an eye to detail and the ability to produce accurate, high-quality LPA extractions and reports
- Are organised and able to work to strict deadlines with the ability to prioritise realistically and to address potential issues
- Are able to take ownership of delegated products and responsibilities
- Are able to operate professionally and proactively at all times
- Have good housekeeping/file management practices
Other:
- Fully remote position
- Ideal candidate will be UK qualified, however, international qualified lawyers, who are UK based, will also be considered
Company Benefits:
- 25 days Annual Leave and 8 Public/Bank Holidays – pro rata for part-time employees
- Group Pension Scheme – matched pension contribution scheme, minimum contribution 5%, maximum company contribution is 10% of your annual salary.
- Private medical insurance, health cash plans, will writing and employee assistance program
- Group life insurance (4x annual salary)
- Business & personal travel insurance
- Anniversary Awards and other awards program
- Employee Referral Program
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Company funded social budget
- Study support
Our culture and values are:
Be Customer obsessed
We exist for our customers. We listen to them and understand their challenges. We design best-in-class data solutions for their success.
Act with integrity
We build trust through honesty and transparency. We’re committed to doing the right thing for our customers, our company, and each other.
Own your success
We’re a high-performance team. We challenge and champion each other in our pursuit of excellence. We never stop learning and strive to become experts in our fields
Think forward
We lead the industry through innovation. We foster collaboration and creativity to solve our clients’ next challenge and give them a competitive advantage.
Make an impact
We drive positive change as individuals, and as a company. We’re passionate about creating a better tomorrow for our industry and our communities.
Equal Opportunities at Preqin:
Preqin is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is at the heart of our business. It is the policy of Preqin to ensure equal employment and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Preqin is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, so everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please let the Preqin recruiter know at the start of the application process. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process.
