Fisher Careers

Legal Counsel

Location US-FL-Tampa
Category
Legal Affairs
Job ID
2025-15434

Overview

Fisher Investments is an established international asset management firm. We are currently seeking to hire a self-motivated lawyer interested in being a key contributor to the firm’s growth. The role will provide legal support to multiple functions within the firm, with an opportunity to have a material impact on the continuing development of the firm. Come join our in-house legal team and grow your career at Fisher Investments!

 

The Opportunity:

 

This role is for someone who enjoys and thrives on being a generalist and is not afraid to work on whatever may come their way. It will give you exposure to many departments and projects within Fisher Investments, as well as an opportunity to advise on many different legal areas. In this role, you may at times support the firm’s institutional and/or private client businesses, work on employment matters, manage litigation, review contracts, advise on new and developing regulations and work on the firm’s global expansion efforts into new jurisdictions and/or services. While we will take into consideration a candidate’s experience when assigning work, you will not be pigeonholed at Fisher Investments. You will have the opportunity to work on a diverse set of issues and drive results across some of Fisher's most critical areas.

 

The Day-to-Day:

  • This is senior-level professional work in which lawyers get to develop in their roles, increase their skills, assume additional responsibility over time, and work independently
  • You will work on a range of issues each day that may include:
    • Supporting our institutional and/or private client businesses
    • Working on employment and/or litigation matters as they arise
    • Providing legal advice on new/changing regulations in various jurisdictions as needed
    • Advising on intellectual property matters from time to time
    • Reviewing contracts for the firm’s vendors and business partners
    • Providing advice to the firm’s research group on security and/or trading matters
    • Helping the firm’s expansion efforts by assisting with the creation of new subsidiaries, obtaining licenses/permissions for expanded services in existing jurisdictions, and negotiating real estate contracts
  • Coordinate with external counsel on various matters
  • Train paralegals, fellow lawyers and business colleagues on new and/or changing regulations

Your Qualifications:

  • Law degree from an accredited law school, with admission to a bar
  • 4+ years of experience at a law firm, or at least 3 years of experience at a law firm coupled with 2+ years of in-house corporate experience
  • Experience working on some of the matters listed in the Day-to-Day section

Why Fisher Investments:

 

We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:

  • 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
  • A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
  • 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays 
  • Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
  • This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change. 

FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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