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About the role

The Private Wealth Public Funds Legal group supports Blackstone Private Wealth, one of the firm’s most strategic and entrepreneurial businesses. This role sits within a fast-growing and dynamic business, with a focus on registered funds and BDCs within Blackstone’s industry-leading Private Wealth Group. The Private Wealth Funds Attorney will gain broad exposure across Blackstone’s registered and private wealth fund platform. The attorney will work on a variety of legal and general corporate matters, including product structuring and managing the day-to-day legal matters for new and existing registered funds and other arrangements offered through private wealth channels. The attorney will support flagship funds as well as cover new initiatives. The role will combine strategic product-development work with the detailed legal, regulatory, governance, and operational support required to launch and manage registered products. The candidate will collaborate cross-functionally across Private Wealth and other Blackstone business units, including the Investment Teams, Operations, Institutional Client Solutions, Finance, Tax, Public Affairs, Legal and Compliance, and other groups in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The team offers the resources and scale of a global market leader while maintaining a collaborative, hands-on environment. The successful candidate will have meaningful ownership of projects, visibility with senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to help shape products, standards, and processes as the platform continues to grow.

What you'll bring

• At least four years of experience practicing law as a law firm associate or in-house counsel
• Capital markets, securities, or similar public-company experience is also suitable.
• Experience with closed-end funds or other registered investment products is also valuable.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and hands-on professional with sound judgment, strong communication and relationship-building skills, and experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.
• Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
• Familiarity with BDCs and interval funds is strongly preferred but not required.
• Experience with public -company or registered -fund filings is preferred.
• Experience with ERISA, retirement assets, private-fund vehicles, or products offered through private wealth channels is helpful but not required.
• preferably focused on registered funds and investment-management law, including the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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