Paralegal, Senior Associate / Associate

Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives®.

With $273 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Assets. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.

Together with over 1,200 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.

The Role:

Blue Owl is looking for an Associate to join the Legal Specialists team. We are looking for a dynamic and proactive team player who will work closely with members of the Blue Owl Compliance, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Investor Relations, Operations, Technology, and Investment Teams.

The ideal candidate is a highly detail-oriented and organized individual who can manage multiple projects and who is excited about supporting a Legal team that covers a broad range of issues. We are looking for candidates who are intellectually curious and interested in the intersection of law, technology, and finance.

Responsibilities:

• Transactional Support: Assist legal and deal teams on M&A, fund formation, and other corporate transactions, including drafting and managing signature pages, closing sets, and ancillary documents.
• Diligence: Review client facing documents, coordinate KYC/AML processes, manage data rooms, and support investor onboarding and regulatory compliance during fundraising efforts
• Document Management & Organization: Maintain and organize corporate records, NDAs, board and stockholder consents, and transaction files; ensure version control and timely execution across multiple workstreams
• Advise corporate center and business partners on strategies to mitigate legal and business risks in vendor relationships
• Assist in daily operations of technology solution to manage contract lifecycle and store executed commercial agreements
• Review commercial contracts including sponsorship agreements and event contracts, and oversee external counsel’s review of the same
• Provide support to the day-to-day operations of the Legal department
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets and materials using data from across the organization
• Oversee external counsel’s review of a high volume of commercial agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in coordination with external counsel
• Develop strong working relationships and partnerships with other teams to support client needs
• Ensure that all Legal team records are stored in secure, organized file systems to support shared knowledge and compliant record-keeping
• Perform special projects and other responsibilities for the Legal team
• Coordinate signatures for documents and various materials

Qualifications:

• 3 – 4 years of experience at major law firm or in-house legal department, prior experience with commercial contracts preferred
• Prior experience in financial services preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated drive for results and ability to prioritize risks and projects to focus on what’s important in a fast- paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent planning and organization skills; meticulous attention to detail is a must
• Strong working knowledge of Office Suite, with emphasis on Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Solutions-oriented problem solver
• Strong work ethic and willingness to roll up sleeves to get things done
• Team player with enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity to learn more

It is expected that the base annual salary range for this New York City-based position will be $110,000 - $130,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.