FS Investments is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Counsel to support our Registered Funds operation. The Counsel, Registered Funds role is part of the in-house team based in our Philadelphia headquarters. This role will support our financial services business by leading or contributing on a broad set of legal and business issues with a focus on registered funds. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical, communications, negotiating, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to provide management with clear advice and assistance managing critical legal issues.
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Assist with securities law filings, corporate governance, various contracts and other general legal issues, in each case, for FS Investments and its various sponsored investment products.
- Support large complex corporate transactions, with exposure to financing, derivatives, securities/capital markets and corporate/M&A work.
- Design and implement new policies and processes to support asset management.
Qualifications:
- JD required, with strong academic credentials.
- Minimum 3+ years’ experience working at a large law firm or in-house.
- Experience supporting asset management businesses.
- Prior exposure to 1933 Act, 1934 Act and 1940 Act preferred.
- Strong knowledge of the SEC rules, and other regulations
- Seasoned judgment, strong work ethic and high ethical standards.
- Efficient self-starter with a proven interest in professional growth.
FS Investments: 30 years of leadership in private markets
FS Investments is an alternative asset manager dedicated to delivering attractive returns across private equity, private credit and real estate. Following its 2023 acquisition of Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments now manages over $83 billion for both institutional and wealth management clients around the world, drawing on 30 years of experience and more than 500 employees operating across nine global offices.
The firm’s investment professionals manage a wide range of differentiated strategies across private markets and collectively manage relationships with 300+ sponsors. FS Investments’ active partnership model creates a virtuous cycle of superior market insights and deal flow, which inform the underwriting process and help to generate strong returns.
FS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
FS Investments does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement is property of FS Investments and no fee will be paid.
