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Legal Director, Contracts

New YorkFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Lead a group of client accounts and lawyers for high-volume pre-M&A commercial contract work, ensuring quality, speed, and growth for investment fund and asset manager clients.

Role type

Senior IC legal director (contracts)

Builds

Commercial contracts for private capital clients

Domain

Private capital / Financial services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Commercial contract law expertise, people management and coaching, financial literacy, client and escalation management, analytical and critical thinking, operational leadership

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

AI-backed tools

Responsibilities

Supervise client accounts for quality and performance, act as final decision-maker on complex escalations, manage lawyer and client allocation, ensure accurate billing and forecasting, participate in sales pitches, manage lawyer performance reviews and hiring, drive adoption of new tech and automation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC