Legal Counsel

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy.

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiencies.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

The SFM legal and compliance team is a seasoned group of attorneys, compliance officers, paralegals and administrative support professionals. Our goal is to provide timely, business-oriented legal solutions that advance SFM’s business objectives, while protecting its legal and financial interests and reputation. We support all aspects of SFM’s business including providing advice and counsel to senior management, negotiating complex investment transactions, drafting and reviewing contracts, managing disputes and litigation, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

SFM is seeking to recruit an experienced, business-minded attorney to join its team as Counsel in the New York office.  The Counsel will work on a broad range of legal matters under the supervision an Assistant General Counsel and the General Counsel, with a primary focus on the structuring and execution of the firm’s investments.

• Acting as legal advisor on a broad array of complex investment-related transactions, including private credit, private equity, convertible bonds, structured credit, distressed and special situations credit, and/or venture capital. The Counsel will be responsible for preparing and negotiating, among other transaction documents:
  • purchase and sale agreements and ancillary documents (e.g., transfer agreements)
  • credit agreements
  • security and guarantee agreements
  • indentures
  • subscription agreements
  • investment management agreements
  • side letters 
  • confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
  • third-party contracts.
• Preparing and reviewing agreements related to investments in external hedge funds and private equity funds.
• Ad-hoc specialized legal projects, as needed.
• Managing outside counsel and effectively intermediating between outside counsel and internal clients.
• Remaining abreast of industry practices and relevant legislative proposals and enactments.
• Generally, providing legal and investment transaction counsel and guidance to the SFM business and investment teams.

• J.D.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (New York preferred).
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant legal experience in structuring, drafting and negotiating transaction documents for investments in a variety of asset classes, including private credit, private equity convertible bonds, structured credit, distressed and special situations credit, and/or venture capital.
• Experience will have been gained at either a top-tier law firm and/or as an in-house attorney with a financial services institution or private investment firm.
• The successful candidate should ideally also have:
  • excellent grounding in contracts law and securities law, and commensurately significant first-hand drafting and negotiation skills.
  • outstanding intellectual ability, attention to detail and work ethic.

Interpersonal Competencies and Success Factors

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including strong drafting skills and attention to detail in the context of complex transactional documents.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to understand the business consequences of legal advice.
• Possess practical business judgment, the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and succinctly, and the ability to assess the trade-off between legal risk and business reward.

We anticipate the base salary of this role to be between $200,000-$250,000. In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus.  

In all respects, candidates need to reflect the following SFM core values:

Smart risk-taking   //   Owner’s Mindset   //   Teamwork   //   Humility   //   Integrity