General Counsel

ABOUT TWAIN FINANCIAL PARTNERS 

Twain Financial Partners is an investment firm located in St. Louis, MO, with over $5 billion in assets under management within the public-private partnership sector. Our firm works with a wide variety of investment types, specializing in tax credit, structured debt, and real estate transactions. Twain works closely with financial institutions, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals to structure and manage investments that offer both attractive economic return and social benefits.

JOB OVERVIEW 

The General Counsel serves as a senior executive responsible for providing strategic legal leadership while overseeing the performance, compliance, and risk management of the firm’s investment portfolio. This role integrates legal governance with hands-on asset management, ensuring investments are structured, managed, and exited in alignment with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, investor expectations, and long-term business objectives.

The role partners closely with executive leadership, investment teams, asset managers, and external counsel to support transactions, manage post-close asset performance, and proactively identify and mitigate legal, financial, and operational risks across the portfolio. This role also serves as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the development and execution of company-wide strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Legal Leadership & Governance 

• Serve as the firm’s chief legal advisor, providing counsel on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, transactional matters, and risk management across all investment activities.
• Serves as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the development and execution of company-wide strategy.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring cost-effective, timely, and high-quality legal support.
• Advise senior leadership on legal risks impacting existing assets, new investments, and strategic initiatives.
• Establish and maintain internal legal policies, procedures, and controls to support compliant operations across the investment lifecycle.
• Support regulatory, audit, and compliance matters related to asset performance and investment structures.
• Partner with investment, underwriting, and finance teams during due diligence and transaction execution to ensure legal and asset management considerations are fully integrated.
• Support post-close transitions from transaction execution to active asset management.
• Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives related to portfolio optimization, risk mitigation, and operational improvement.

Asset Management & Portfolio Oversight 

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to asset management/portfolio servicing and legal-related team members. 
• Guide asset managers in proactively managing their investments, in resolving asset-level issues, including restructures, amendments, waivers, and enforcement actions.
• Oversee asset-level compliance, including monitoring covenants, regulatory requirements, and program-specific      obligations tied to tax credit or structured investments.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational and financial risks
• Review and interpret legal, financial, and operational documentation to support ongoing asset management decisions.
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of portfolio reviews, investor reporting, and internal performance analyses.

 REQUIREMENTS

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) required; active license to practice law in good standing.
• 5+ years of experience in investment management, real estate, structured finance, or similar asset classes.
• Demonstrated expertise in legal document review, negotiation, and interpretation within an investment or asset management context.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of balancing legal precision with commercial decision-making in a fast-paced environment.