Legal Affairs Manager; Corporate & Transaction Support | Boston; hybrid

Legal Affairs Manager (Corporate & Transaction Support)

Boston, MA (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

A highly regarded global investment management firm is seeking a Legal Affairs Manager to lead a combined corporate governance and transaction support paralegal function within its Boston headquarters.

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:

• 11–20 years of 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 Simple Legal 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
• Hybrid work structure (3 days in-office / 2 days remote)
• Competitive compensation structure including performance bonus and profit sharing

Compensation

Base salary range: ~$120,000 – $145,000

Additional performance bonus target: 20%

Profit sharing contribution in addition to cash compensation

Total package range: ~$164,000 – $198,000 (DOE)