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# Fractional Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel (Advisor Network) at Arootah

- **Company:** Arootah
- **Location:** Remote
- **Compensation:** $400–$600/hr
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/de314239-e05c-4707-a7ce-e5340d69d19c

## Job description

Opportunity Overview Arootah engages a curated network of senior operators to support clients across the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Advisors are deployed on project-based engagements when client needs match their expertise. Joining the network does not guarantee placement; it provides access to opportunities as they arise.

## Why Join the Arootah Network

Alt-industry-only engagements with hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices

## About Arootah

Arootah is a talent solutions firm purpose-built for the alternative investment industry. We advise and we execute, covering the full talent spectrum from entry to exit across five services: Talent Acquisition, Fractional Leadership, Talent Development, Retention & Compensation, and Transition.

Most talent firms solve one problem. Because we cover the full spectrum, we can help clients identify and solve the right one. We start with diagnosis, then deliver.

Our team has run alternative investment firms at the highest levels as COOs, CFOs, and CCOs. That operator experience, combined with 15+ years of alternatives-specific recruiting and a network of 700+ vetted advisors across 18 functional disciplines, is what makes the advice credible and the execution reliable. We also draw on a network of 600+ coaches, deploying those with specific experience guiding senior executives in the alternatives industry.

One industry. One talent partner. Entry to exit.

Learn more: https://arootah.com/

Who We’re Looking For Arootah is searching for experienced Chief Legal Counsel or General Counsel to consult with our highly prestigious client base.  As a consultant, you will work with our Alternative Asset Firm and Family Office clients to provide expert advice. Having previously served in this leadership role, you have specific, hands-on experience developing, implementing, and managing a full legal and regulatory program for a leading Alternative Asset Firm or Family Office.

Core Areas of Expertise

- Serve as strategic legal advisor to the Principal/Founder, providing expert guidance on all legal and regulatory matters affecting alternative asset firms and family offices, including securities laws, corporate governance, fund structuring, and regulatory compliance.

- Oversee regulatory compliance and securities law matters, ensuring adherence to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Investment Company Act of 1940, Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and regulations from SEC, FINRA, NFA/CFTC, ERISA/DOL, and state securities regulators applicable to diverse alternative investment strategies.

- Lead fund formation and structuring, drafting and negotiating formation documents including LPAs, LLC Agreements, PPMs, Subscription Agreements, Side Letters, and offering materials for private equity funds, hedge funds, private credit funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds, infrastructure funds, and other private investment vehicles.

- Negotiate investor documentation and terms, managing side letter negotiations, most-favored-nation provisions, fee arrangements, disclosure requirements, and customized investment terms for institutional investors, pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

- Draft and negotiate investment management agreements, structuring separate account arrangements for US and non-US institutional clients, including fee structures, investment guidelines, termination provisions, and regulatory representations.

- Advise on investment transactions, providing legal guidance on private equity investments, private credit transactions, real estate acquisitions, infrastructure investments, co-investments, direct investments, secondary transactions, fund-of-funds structures, and complex deal structuring across multiple jurisdictions.

- Manage relationships with outside counsel, coordinating with specialized legal advisors on fund formation, tax matters, ERISA compliance, international regulations, litigation, and complex transactions while managing legal budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

- Establish corporate governance frameworks, developing board procedures, committee structures, conflict of interest policies, related party transaction protocols, and ensuring proper corporate recordkeeping and entity management.

- Review and negotiate vendor and service provider agreements, managing contracts with fund administrators, prime brokers, auditors, technology providers, and other critical service providers to protect firm interests and ensure regulatory compliance.

- Advise on employment and labor matters, providing guidance on employment agreements, compensation structures, restrictive covenants, employee handbooks, and compliance with federal and state employment laws and regulations.

- Monitor regulatory developments and implement changes, tracking proposed regulations, SEC guidance, no-action letters, enforcement actions, and advising leadership on implications and necessary policy or operational changes.

- Support litigation and regulatory matters, managing discovery responses, subpoenas, regulatory examinations, investigations, and coordinating with outside litigation counsel as needed.

- Develop legal policies and procedures, creating compliance manuals, investment guidelines, trading policies, disclosure frameworks, and other legal documentation to support firm operations and regulatory requirements.

- Provide training and education, conducting legal and regulatory training for investment professionals, operations staff, and senior leadership on relevant laws, regulations, and firm policies.

- Lead special projects including new fund launches, strategy expansions (e.g., adding credit, real estate, or infrastructure strategies), regulatory registrations, corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, GP-led transactions, and cross-border expansion initiatives.

## What You Bring

- A Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

- Candidates must have a Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree.

- Member in good standing of the bar in one or more U.S. states

- 12+ years of experience as Chief Legal counsel or General Counsel with a leading Hedge Fund or Family Office.

- 8+ years of experience dealing with Federal securities laws and federal, state, and local regulations guiding financial institutions including, but not limited to, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Securities Exchange Act of 1933, at a Hedge Fund, Investment Management Firm, Family Office, or major law firm supporting U.S. registered investment advisers.

- Extensive experience dealing with a variety of investment vehicles, security types, and asset classes in a number ofjurisdictions as well as with a variety of regulatory agencies both in the U.S. and abroad.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including via phone, email and video conference with the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion and proven experience being the primary contact on legal and compliance-related inquiries.

- Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and procedures and appreciate the cross section of legal and compliance to help mitigate risk.

Important Note This opportunity is to join Arootah’s advisor network and is not tied to a specific active engagement. Advisors are engaged on an as-needed basis, based on client demand and fit.

## About Arootah

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Arootah is a peak-performance advisory firm at the intersection of finance, technology, and wellness, providing executive coaching, business consulting, and talent solutions to alternative investment firms and financial executives.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped/self-funded; no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA (remote-first operations)
- **Founded**: Year not publicly disclosed
- **Founders**: Rich Bello (Founder & CEO) — previously COO of Blue Ridge Capital, a $10B hedge fund he helped scale; earlier roles at Morgan Stanley and EY

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Alternative investments (hedge funds, private equity, family offices), executive coaching, talent acquisition/development, business consulting, wellness optimization
- **Target customers**: B2B — hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, and their service providers; also individual C-suite executives and high-growth companies
- **Mission/purpose**: "Empower companies, executives, and individuals to maximize their full potential" by applying hedge-fund-proven strategies to raise standards, overcome challenges, and achieve results ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Products & Services
- **Talent Solutions (Talent Acquisition)**: Institutional-grade, senior-level recruiting across investment and non-investment roles for alternative investment firms. Supports contingent, retained, and outsourced recruiting models and covers 18 core disciplines including operations, finance, compliance, investor relations, technology, and business development ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Talent Development**: Executive and team coaching, leadership training, and performance effectiveness programs aimed at measurable improvements in decision-making, collaboration, and execution ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Fractional Expertise / Consulting**: Senior experts placed within firms across 18 functional disciplines on a scoped-engagement basis — senior judgment without the cost of permanent hires ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Professional Coaching**: One-on-one and team coaching for financial executives and their teams to achieve peak performance ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/))
- **Business Consulting**: Pragmatic strategies to stimulate growth, inspire peak performance, and strengthen accountability ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/))
- **Wellness Optimization**: A virtual suite of wellness resources plus a physical Arootah Wellness Headquarters in NYC featuring an organic restaurant, spa, apothecary, elixir bar, bookshop, and boutique ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **App & Software Development**: Internal development of digital tools to support the wellness and coaching offerings ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding — not publicly available; notable scale signal: network of **700+ advisors and consultants** across functional areas ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Leadership pedigree is the primary credibility signal — Founder Rich Bello scaled Blue Ridge Capital to $10B AUM; President & COO E. Kurt Kim built and operated a multi-strategy credit hedge fund complex and exited a fintech platform; Head of Talent Solutions Chris Lillis previously held leadership roles at Jackson Lucas, PJT Partners, Two Sigma, and UBS ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple roles (COO — Alternative Investments, Director of Investment Operations, Quantitative Researcher, Tax Compliance Manager, Investment Analyst) posted on Lever ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/)); expansion of Talent Solutions practice into a full Talent Spectrum model (acquisition + development + fractional leadership); investment in a physical wellness headquarters in NYC; AI-assisted recruiting pipeline signals scaling operations ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/))

## Competitive Advantages
- **Hedge-fund-native playbook**: Strategies are distilled from the hedge fund industry and extrapolated to any client — a differentiated approach vs. generic consulting firms ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Fractional senior talent model**: Clients get seasoned expertise across 18 disciplines at engagement-level scope, without permanent-hire cost — a flexible alternative to full-time hires ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Talent spectrum under one roof**: Recruiting, development, and fractional placement are integrated, aligning human capital with strategy end-to-end ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Founder credibility**: Rich Bello's track record building a top-tier $10B hedge fund gives instant trust in alternative investment circles ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Differentiated wellness angle**: A physical wellness headquarters and virtual wellness resources create a unique finance-tech-wellness intersection unlikely to be replicated by pure-play consulting firms ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling the Talent Solutions practice**: Building out institutional-grade hiring, talent development, and fractional leadership offerings as the flagship growth engine ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/))
- **Expanding the advisory footprint**: Leveraging the 700+ advisor network to serve more hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, and service providers ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **Vertical integration of services**: Deepening the connection between talent acquisition, executive coaching, business consulting, and wellness optimization to create a full-spectrum client offering ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Building out the wellness product suite**: Developing the virtual wellness platform and growing the NYC physical wellness hub ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: Headquartered in NYC but operates remotely with flexible WFH positions "without sacrificing constructive collaboration" ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Professional development**: Strong emphasis on goal setting, accountability, and results-driven formulas for both clients and employees; the firm actively supports and encourages professional growth ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **In-house wellness perks**: Free fitness programming, educational content, tracking apps, and group fitness classes for team members ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **Mission-driven environment**: The company seeks people who are "energetic, respectful, reliable, authentic, driven by progress, disciplined, and passionate" — a culture built around peak performance and accountability ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/careers/))
- **High-caliber network**: Opportunity to work alongside a team with deep alternative investment pedigree (Two Sigma, PJT Partners, UBS, Blue Ridge Capital, Morgan Stanley, EY) and alongside 700+ advisors ([arootah.com](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/))
- **AI-enhanced hiring process**: Uses AI tools to support recruiting (resume review, verification signals), but final decisions are made by humans — a signal of an innovation-forward people team ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/))

## Sources
1. [arootah.com — Careers](https://arootah.com/careers/)
2. [arootah.com — Talent Solutions](https://arootah.com/)
3. [jobs.lever.co — Arootah](https://jobs.lever.co/arootah/)
4. [arootah.com — About](https://arootah.com/about/)
5. [arootah.com — Meet the Team](https://arootah.com/about/meet-the-team/)

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