Career Center

Summary Description: Associate Counsel, Institutional

Overview: Putnam Investments (“Putnam”) is seeking an Associate Counsel, Institutional (“Associate Counsel”) to provide legal support to Putnam’s institutional asset management business.  This includes negotiation of investment management agreements with institutional clients and U.S. and non-U.S. private fund and collective investment trust launches, along with ongoing support.  Reporting to Caitlin Robinson, Senior Counsel, the Associate Counsel will work closely with professionals in the institutional management division, and will assist with a variety of Advisers Act, corporate, and/or other legal and regulatory matters.   

Company: Founded in 1937, Putnam is a global money management firm with over 80 years of investment experience. Putnam’s broad range of investment products includes advisor-sold mutual funds; 401(k)s, IRAs and other retirement plans; ETFs; variable annuities; and institutional portfolios. At the end of March 2022, Putnam Investments had $192 billion in assets under management.  Putnam’s global headquarters is located in Boston, MA.

Location: Boston, MA (with a hybrid work schedule)

Experience: This Associate Counsel position is ideal for an attorney with a strong background in either adviser representation work or registered fund work (or both), or alternatively a strong private fund background, with a willingness to branch out into a diverse mix of separate account, private fund, regulatory and corporate work. The ideal candidate for this position will hold a law degree and have at least 2-5+ years of relevant legal experience with a law firm and/or financial services company, including prior experience with the Investment Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940.