Legal Affairs Manager (Corporate & Transaction Support) | Boston (hybrid)

A highly regarded global investment management firm is seeking aLegal Affairs Managerto lead a combined corporate governance and transaction support paralegal function.

This is a visible leadership role supporting internal attorneys finance stakeholders and external counsel across a dynamic private investment platform. The position blends corporate entity management deal execution support regulatory coordination and legal operations oversight while directly managing workflow quality control and team development.

This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned paralegal or legal operations professional who thrives in high-volume high-accountability environments such as private equity asset management or top-tier law firms.

The Role

The Legal Affairs Manager will:

• Lead and oversee day-to-day workflow across corporate governance and transaction support activities
• Serve as primary reviewer for team deliverables (entity records closing documentation KYC packages filings coordination NDA processing etc.)
• Assign priorities and manage deadlines across a junior-to-mid-level paralegal team
• Partner closely with internal attorneys and external counsel during active deal cycles
• Drive process improvement initiatives including SOP development templates tracking tools and reporting
• Oversee legal spend tracking and vendor coordination
• Ensure entity records and documentation are transaction-ready at all times
• Act as escalation point for complex or time-sensitive matters

This is a hands-on leadership position not a purely supervisory role.

Ideal Background

We are targeting professionals with:

• Relevant experience in paralegal legal operations or corporate services roles
• Prior experience leading or managing workflow within a high-volume legal environment
• Exposure to private equity investment management capital markets or top-tier corporate law firms
• Strong familiarity with: Corporate entity management Transaction closings KYC/onboarding processes Regulatory filing coordination NDA and engagement letter review processes Legal spend tracking tools (experience with platforms such as SimpleLegal a plus)
• Advanced organizational and project management capabilities
• Strong executive communication skills and ability to partner with senior stakeholders

Why This Role Is Compelling

• Leadership seat within a globally recognized investment platform
• Broad exposure across corporate governance and transaction execution
• High visibility and strong long-term growth trajectory
• Collaborative business-facing environment
• Competitive compensation structure including performance bonus and profit sharing
• Comprehensive benefits package

Compensation

Additional performance bonus target: 20%

Profit sharing contribution in addition to cash compensation