<p><strong>Location:</strong> USA or Canada (Remote) </p><p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/avantia-law">Avantia Law</a> is the legal and compliance partner to many of the world’s leading asset managers and private equity firms. We combine extensive sector expertise with proprietary AI-powered workflows to help clients move faster, manage risk, and accelerate their deals.</p><p>We’re now expanding our funds practice, and we’re looking for a lawyer ready to lead that growth.</p><p>This is a leadership role from day one - a chance to define how a modern funds practice operates. You’ll shape strategy, guide delivery, and build a team that pairs exceptional legal judgment with innovative execution.</p><h3>The opportunity</h3><h3>You’ll:</h3><ul><li>Lead and grow a practice with clear strategic backing from the firm.</li><li>Work directly with the firms decision-makers, allowing you to move quickly and drive meaningful change.</li><li>Collaborate with lawyers, technologists, and operations specialists across the firm.</li><li>Help build the infrastructure for a modern, global funds practice - powered by AI</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><p>You’re a technically strong funds lawyer (typically 3–5 PQE) looking for more than the next rung on the ladder. You want to build something lasting - a new type of practice grounded in excellence, innovation, and trust.</p><p>You thrive where autonomy comes with accountability and where technology is an enabler, not a box-ticking exercise. You're curious, have a vision of what the future looks like, and the drive to make it happen.</p><h3>Why Avantia</h3><ul><li>Avantia isn’t trying to replicate traditional law - we’re building something smarter.</li><ul><li><strong>Empowered Autonomy - </strong> Genuine control over how you build your practice, backed by a leadership team that values initiative and innovation.</li><li><strong>Client proximity - </strong> We work with the largest LPs and GPs in the world - you'll be on the front line.</li><li><strong>Integrated technology.</strong> Ava enhances every process, making our lawyers faster and freeing them to focus on judgment, not admin. You'll work with our technologist to shape and optimise our Funds AI.</li><li><strong>Collaborative culture.</strong> All our teams have the same values, working together to build the law firm of the future.</li></ul></ul><h3>About Avantia</h3><p>From London to New York, Avantia is building a new model for legal and compliance delivery - one that blends the precision of expert lawyers with the efficiency and insight of technology.</p><p>Our proprietary AI platform, Ava, empowers our attorneys to negotiate from a position of strength, respond faster, and deliver better outcomes. But technology alone isn’t what sets us apart, it’s how we use it.</p><p>Avantia is built for people who see change as an opportunity. We value clarity over caution, innovation over inertia, and collaboration over hierarchy. We’re shaping the future of ou