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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Lawyer, Legal Insights

BlackRock Edinburgh Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

BlackRock 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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?

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Retirement investment and tools designed to help you build a sound financial future.
  • Access to education reimbursement.
  • Comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being.
  • Family support programs.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO).

Hybrid Work Model

  • Work at least 4 days in the office per week, with flexibility to work from home 1 day a week.

Skills

Required

  • private funds
  • investment funds
  • asset management
  • legal drafting
  • data analysis

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://blackrock.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/BlackRock_Professional/job/Edinburgh-Scotland/Legal-Associate_R265255

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