Syz Capital is recruiting an intern for a 6-month period to assist the investment team on Legal Assets strategies. The position will primarily consist of analyzing and researching investment opportunities in litigation finance and law firm lending globally.
Syz Capital is actively investing and co-investing across single cases, portfolios, secondary and credit transactions across the legal finance spectrum. Legal Assets are a key investment vertical within Syz Capital, it is a significant source of growth for the company, and consequently the job will offer the opportunity to work on a broad range of tasks.
Key responsibilities
* Evaluate the commercial, legal and financial merits of investment and co-investment opportunities;
* Support the investment origination efforts across strategies;
* Prepare investment memoranda for presentation to the investment committee;
* Manage and monitor transactions, and develop appropriate processes and tools to do so;
* Complete periodic reporting to internal stakeholders, investors and regulators in relation to legal asset strategies.
Your profile
Qualifications
* Completing a law degree from a reputable university, ideally with a focus on litigation or dispute resolution.
Professional Experience
* Relevant working experience in Switzerland or other European jurisdiction is a plus, but not a requirement.
Skills
* Appetite for conducting legal research;
* Ability to deliver written research findings in a precise and incisive fashion;
* Strong attention to detail and relentless focus on accuracy;
* Intellectual curiosity.
Languages
* Fluent in English
* Proficiency in an additional European language a plus.
Location
The role location is in Pfäffikon SZ where the private markets team is located. The role is 100% in-person (no remote working).
The role is based in Switzerland, Swiss residence is not required but applicants need to be at a minimum eligible to obtain a B residence permit.
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