Legal Affairs Associate

BAIN CAPITAL OVERVIEW:

With approximately $185 billion of assets under management, Bain Capital is one of the world’s leading private investment firms. We create lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Over four decades we have strategically grown our platform to focus on Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. Today, our team includes 1,880+ employees in 24 offices on four continents. 

We partner differently to help people and companies embrace possibility and realize potential.

Founded as a private partnership in 1984, we have fostered a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility, empowering our people to define and own their career trajectories. Today, our partnership approach enables us to pursue strategic growth, build enduring relationships with a robust external network, and collaborate across our integrated platform to connect the deep and diverse expertise that unlocks breakthrough insights.

Our people are the heart of our advantage.

Colleagues at all levels have a seat at the table as they tackle business challenges with a principal investor mindset. By asking incisive questions, respectfully challenging one another, and remaining intellectually agile, we work together to achieve exceptional outcomes. 

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Legal Affairs Associate will be part of the Legal Department and will interact with members of all of the different business units of Bain Capital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the following tasks:

• Work closely with internal legal team and external legal advisors on a full range of legal issues facing Bain Capital’s holding company, its investment advisers, affiliated funds and portfolio companies.
• Oversee entity management – manage formations, dissolutions, name changes and structure chart updates.
• Maintain legal and corporate records.
• Assist with the KYC process – completion of forms, structure charts, document collection, notarization, apostilling and responding to follow up questions from counterparties.
• Work with outside counsel to coordinate signature pages and organize deal transaction documents and closing binders.
• Contribute to the tracking, drafting and filing of regulatory filings as needed.
• May be requested to perform other duties not mentioned above.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a top undergraduate program with a strong academic background.
• At least two (2) years of business or legal experience; experience at a major law firm, company or in-house at an investment firm is a bonus.
• Diplomatic interpersonal skills to interact with the more than 1000 worldwide employees of Bain Capital and with the key partners of our external law firms.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize multiple projects with high attention to detail; strong sense of ownership and follow-through skills.
• Self-starter with initiative and confidence to take responsibility for decisions on time-sensitive matters.
• Creative problem-solving ability and sound judgment.
• Rock-solid discretion and capacity to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.