BlackRock
Vice President, Institutional Asset Management Legal Counsel
$180K–$215K
Atlanta, GA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- Six to eight years of relevant legal experience at a major law firm, in an asset management firm’s legal department, at a regulatory agency overseeing asset managers, or in a similarly relevant practice.
- Education
- Juris Doctor (J.D.).
About the job
Advises BlackRock’s institutional and retirement businesses on legal matters involving investment management services, client agreements, investment vehicles, and legal-service improvements.
What you'll do
- Advise on legal, regulatory, disclosure, and commercial matters and negotiate institutional investment management agreements.
- Provide legal advice on investment vehicles and coordinate cross-functional matters and projects.
- Improve legal service delivery through knowledge management, contract negotiation, risk analysis, AI, and other technology.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor (J.D.).
- Experience with ERISA, federal securities laws including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and other laws applicable to discretionary asset management, including OCC and state fiduciary regulations.
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, drafting, and relationship-building skills; ability to manage competing, time-sensitive matters.
- Ability to identify legal-process technology improvements and lead cross-functional efforts to implement scalable solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience developing, implementing, or championing AI-enabled solutions, workflow automation, knowledge management tools, contract lifecycle management solutions, or other legal technology initiatives.
Pay
USD$180,000.00 - USD$215,000.00 base salary (Atlanta, GA only).
Tools
artificial intelligence, workflow automation, knowledge management tools, contract lifecycle management solutions
AI focus
Identify and apply AI and other technology to improve legal service delivery, knowledge management, contract negotiation, risk analysis, and scalable legal processes.
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