Vice President, Legal (Hybrid)

Closing Date: 20th November, 2026

Description:

Position Overview:
Churchill Asset Management is seeking an experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney to represent Churchill and its affiliated entities and managed accounts as investors in connection with the structuring and closing of direct equity co-investments and private equity secondaries transactions. The candidate will generally oversee external counsel in connection with transactional activity, but will also independently represent Churchill in portfolio management and other transactional matters from time to time. Churchill's accounts include affiliated and unaffiliated institutional separate account clients, as well as private funds, registered funds and business development companies. Transactions include both non-control direct equity co-investments and GP-led private equity secondaries transactions. The candidate will also have an opportunity to work on LP-led private equity secondaries transactions and junior capital debt financing transactions from time to time in connection with the portfolio. The position reports into Churchill's Deputy General Counsel, who oversees the transactional legal group.

Responsibilities:

• Directly lead and/or liaise with and oversee external counsel in the structuring, documentation and closing of direct equity co-investments and private equity secondaries transactions in the sponsor-backed middle market, with a particular focus on direct equity co-investments and GP-led secondaries transactions
• Collaborate with other members of the Churchill's transactional legal group regarding developments in the private capital markets, coverage of overflow transactions, including LP-led private equity secondaries transactions and junior capital debt financing transactions
• Provide advice and counsel regarding regulatory issues arising out of investing and portfolio management activity in the direct equity co-investment and private equity secondaries asset classes generally

Qualifications:

• JD Degree, with a minimum 4 years of experience working in a law firm or asset manager working with direct equity co-investors or secondary equity purchasers in the sponsor-backed market, particularly the core middle market
• Assertiveness – the ideal candidate will have the ability to integrate quickly into a dynamic team environment, collaborate closely with business partners from the front office, operations, fund administration and tax groups, while also being able to work independently when necessary to ensure transaction timeline expectations are met
• Experience acting as transactional counsel to BDCs and other regulated entities is a plus

Base Salary: $200,000 - $260,000

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