Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

The Ares Alternative Credit Group is looking to add an Analyst Legal Coordinator to its US legal team. The Ares Alternative Credit Group is a leading manager of liquid and illiquid credit strategies including CLOs, private and rated asset backed securities, residential debt securities, net lease, residential mortgages, private placements as well as directly originated and other bespoke solutions, with approximately $44.5 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2024.

This is a visible “front-line” role working directly with and coordinating among Alternative Credit investment professionals as well as the broader Ares Legal department, Compliance, Finance & Accounting, Tax, Fund Investor Relations, Public Investor Relations, and Investment Operations in providing legal support of business objectives including all stages of transaction execution.

The position will be based in New York. The Legal Coordinator will possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills, organizational and time management skills.

A successful individual in this role must have good corporate agility and dexterity, will be motivated, detail oriented, with a great attitude who can work autonomously, as well as collaboratively, in a fast-paced environment. A successful individual in this role will be a proactive self-starter who is process improvement focused, who can “run” with projects, “speaks up” and actively seeks constructive feedback, all while demonstrating strong integrity and professionalism in dealing with both internal and external stakeholders.

This role will also require the individual in this position to develop an understanding of the Ares Management platform as a whole and how both legal and business issues in the Alternative Credit Group can impact the entire platform. We value a strong culture and pride ourselves on being inclusive and collaborative.

Primary functions and essential responsibilities

• Assist with and facilitate coordination of legal matters across the Alternative Credit business, including:
• Providing administrative and project support with respect to day-to-day transaction execution, corporate governance matters, including document and records management, entity management, corporate data, conflicts clearances, vendor agreements, NDAs and other transactional matters.
• Assisting with and coordinating (as an active participant) in the legal workflow (e.g. reviewing, revising and/or negotiating NDAs, engagement letters, facilitating document requests or inquiries from fund administrators, third party managers, banks and other market participants, regulatory authorities, etc. relating to KYC/AML matters, fund formation, fund restructuring and/or account onboarding).
• Working with other business/legal/operations stakeholders to implement and improve internal processes and workflows.
• Organizing, maintaining, and periodically auditing electronic and hard copy records and files relating to various matters, including highly sensitive information.
• Assisting paralegals and attorneys with deal specific, private fund and public company matters, including records management, resolutions, information requests, disclosure questionnaires and tracking various internal approvals.
• Additional transactional or business-related projects and tasks, including the creation of billing codes and invoice processing, as needed.
• Participating in certain Ares-wide or “house” projects as needed on a global basis.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a strong academic background.

Experience Required:

• A minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience working in a corporate environment, preferably at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house with background in Leveraged Finance, Private Equity M&A and/or Investment Funds.
• Investment management industry experience and familiarity with Investment Company Act of 1940 is appreciated, but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other MS Office software products.
• Experience with DealCloud, GEMS or other information management or analytics software.

General Requirements:

• Ares is a flat, flexible, dynamic, and growing organization with an entrepreneurial spirit. Given the position’s scope of responsibilities and the desire to find someone who can grow and develop with the business, the ideal candidate is someone with a growth mindset who:

• Has good corporate dexterity and agility, and is willing to learn on the fly and can think strategically about ways to improve internal & external workflows, processes, and procedures
• Is a proficient issue spotter who sees through complexity and is a creative problem-solver.
• Is collaborative, and a team player who is a cultural fit and can effectively interact with groups across the entire platform of the firm.
• Has excellent interpersonal/written and verbal communication skills, translating into an ability to convey information concisely and persuasively, and interact well with a variety of personalities.
• Is a “doer” who can execute with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Is a self-starter who can balance/prioritize multiple tasks with competing and shifting priorities and can pivot as needed.
• Has excellent organizational skills and can follow through on long-term projects.
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit and desire to learn and continually improve and is intellectually inquisitive.

Reporting Relationships

Senior Paralegal, Credit

Compensation

$90,000 - $105,000

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.