Legal Insights Associate

 

Description:

Black Rock is seeking a lawyer to join its Legal Insights team, a specialist private markets legal intelligence function focused on fund terms, governance, fees, benchmarking, legal data and market insights.

This is a unique opportunity to apply private funds legal expertise beyond traditional legal practice, working at the intersection of law, data, product innovation and commercial strategy.

What You'll Do

  • Analyse LPAs, side letters, management agreements and other private markets documentation.
  • Assess fee structures, carried interest, investor rights and governance provisions.
  • Convert complex legal drafting into proprietary legal intelligence and benchmarking data.
  • Support FAIR fee validation and Term Intelligence benchmarking.
  • Contribute to legal data, AI-enabled extraction and thought leadership initiatives.
  • Create insights that support client outcomes, product development and commercial growth.

What We're Looking For

  • Qualified lawyer with private funds, investment funds or asset management experience.
  • Strong knowledge of private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate or hedge funds.
  • Experience analysing complex fund documentation and applying legal judgement.
  • Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join?

You'll Be Joining a Highly Specialised Team That

  • Supports legal benchmarking across 600+ private funds.
  • Contributes to client findings generating millions of dollars in client value.
  • Produces market-leading thought leadership and private markets insights.
  • Helps shape the future of legal intelligence, legal data and AI in private markets.
     

Who This Role Suits

This Role Is Ideal For

  • Private Funds Lawyers
  • Investment Funds Associates
  • Knowledge Lawyers (PSLs)
  • Legal Intelligence Professionals

Organization Black Rock
Industry Legal / Law Jobs
Occupational Category Legal Insights Associate
Job Location Edinburgh,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2026-08-18 5:33 pm
Expires on 2026-10-02