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Senior Lawyer (NYC or Miami)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors - Miami, Florida, United States; New York, New York, United States

Posted Feb 9, 2026

Benefits

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Salary
$250K-$275K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
401(k) match
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$117,235 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+2.6% - Average

124% above the BLS role benchmark for legal aggregate.

Matched to SOC 23-1011 - Legal aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Legal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work
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Company

Equity
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About this role

Senior Lawyer (NYC or Miami) Miami, Florida, United States; New York, New York, United States The Role We are seeking to hire an exceptional individual to join our Legal Team at Schonfeld. You will have the opportunity to work within two of the Legal Team's practice areas: Portfolio Management (PM onboarding/offboarding/counseling) and Capital Development & Investor Relations. You will function in a lead capacity and address a wide variety of legal issues. This is a dynamic opportunity to partner with senior management and to blend your legal acumen with your desire to get closer to the business. What you'll do Your primary focus will be: - Drafting, negotiating and interpreting various contracts directly with our portfolio managers (most commonly, investment management agreements, employment agreements and deeds), as well as handling related onboarding and offboarding matters. - All facets of fund formation and capital development, including launching new investor-facing products, updating existing fund documents, preparing and reviewing side letters, maintaining fund side letter logs, negotiating placement agent agreements, and assisting with investor queries and communications. - Help to spearhead strategic transactions, private equity transactions, loan documents and regulatory matters. - Partnering closely with our stakeholders in other departments in furtherance of the above goals, including the Firm's CEO/CIO, COO and CFO, as well as the strategy heads, business development teams and our capital development team. - Managing outside counsel and other advisers. What you'll bring What you need: - J.D. from an accredited law school and admittance to a state bar.

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