Legal Intern (Funds) - Private Equity in City of London

Location: London

Duration: 10 – 12 weeks

Start date: 29 June 2026

About Capital Dynamics: Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including Private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and Clean Energy. Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 13 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia. Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment, receiving top marks (Five Stars) from PRI across all categories and investment strategies, as well as achieving strong results in GRESB benchmarking for its clean energy strategy.

The Opportunity: The Legal Intern will support multiple members of our in-house legal team across a variety of legal activities. This is a hands-on role offering direct exposure to the legal workings of a global alternative asset manager - spanning fund formation, investment transactions, and ongoing fund management.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support members of the in-house legal team on a broad range of legal activities across fund formation, transactions, and portfolio management.
• Assist with the review, drafting, and organisation of legal documents and fund-related materials.
• Conduct legal research to support the team on regulatory, structural, and transactional matters.
• Help maintain and organise legal files, precedent libraries, and documentation repositories.
• Coordinate with internal teams including investment, compliance, and finance on cross-functional legal workstreams.
• Use AI tools including large language models (LLMs) to assist with legal research, document summarisation, and first-pass review of fund documentation, under appropriate supervision.

The successful candidate will be:

• Intellectually curious, proactive, and self-motivated, eager to learn and take initiative.
• Commercially minded with a genuine desire to understand financial markets and investment management.
• Genuinely interested in private equity and the dynamics of clean energy / renewable energy market.
• Comfortable experimenting with new AI tools and technologies, and keen to apply them practically in your work.
• A clear and structured communicator - able to synthesise complex information into concise, well-presented outputs.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong coordination and teamwork skills able to work effectively across multiple stakeholders and workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, including the ability to manage a number of projects concurrently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill able to convey complex legal concepts clearly and concisely.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with a willingness to respond to requests on tight timelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound analytical judgement.
• AI & LLM Fluency practical familiarity with AI tools such as large language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude) for legal research, document review, or drafting assistance. Ability to critically assess AI-generated outputs and apply them responsibly within a regulated, professional legal context.
• Awareness of how AI is beginning to reshape legal workflows in asset management and financial services including contract analysis, due diligence, and regulatory research is highly desirable.

Education & Qualifications:

• University student studying law, Bachelor's Law degree, or a graduate currently studying towards the GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) or LPC (Legal Practice Course).

Our Equal Opportunity Pledge: Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive global workforce. With 23 nationalities represented across 13 offices spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we believe diversity makes us better at what we do. Our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status, or any other dimension of diversity. We warmly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.