Our client is seeking an attorney with 2–6 years of relevant experience to join its New York City practice advising issuers, financial institutions, and other market participants. The work spans major securities transactions as well as the reporting, disclosure, and governance matters that continue after a deal closes.
The Work
- Advise corporate issuers, financial institutions, and other market participants on public offerings, private placements, equity and debt issuances, IPOs, and related securities financings.
- Draft, review, and revise prospectuses, offering memoranda, registration statements, underwriting and purchase agreements, private placement documents, closing materials, and related transaction documents.
- Support leveraged financing and acquisition financing transactions, coordinating transaction workstreams and deliverables through planning, diligence, negotiation, filing, signing, closing, and post-closing follow-up.
- Prepare and review securities filings, disclosure materials, proxy statements, board materials, and corporate governance documents for transactional and ongoing public company matters.
- Conduct legal due diligence, identify transaction and disclosure issues, and help clients assess and address legal and regulatory risks.
- Research and apply federal securities laws, SEC guidance, FINRA rules, stock exchange requirements, and market practice to transaction and compliance questions.
- Coordinate with clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, financial advisers, intermediaries, and regulators to resolve issues and meet transaction timelines.
- Use artificial intelligence tools responsibly to support legal research, drafting, review, and workflow efficiency while protecting confidential information and applying independent judgment.
What You Bring
- Two to six years of relevant experience in capital markets, securities law, public company representation, or a comparable transactional practice.
- Experience representing corporate issuers, investment banks, financial institutions, or other participants in equity or debt capital markets transactions, public offerings, or private placements.
- Strong knowledge of securities laws, securities filings, disclosure obligations, corporate governance requirements, and market practice.
- Demonstrated ability to draft, review, revise, and negotiate transaction documents, offering materials, disclosure documents, and ancillary agreements.
- Strong legal research, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to build client relationships and collaborate with internal and external deal teams.
- Proficiency using artificial intelligence technologies responsibly in legal practice, including evaluating outputs, protecting confidential information, and exercising independent professional judgment.
- Juris Doctor degree or equivalent legal education; active New York State Bar membership, eligibility for immediate admission by motion or reciprocity, or eligibility to sit for the next scheduled New York State Bar examination.
Why Consider It
This role combines a varied securities transaction practice with continuing public company work, providing exposure to offerings, financings, reporting, disclosure, and governance.
Associates contribute across the transaction lifecycle and work directly with clients and a range of deal participants.
Compensation & Benefits
Estimated base compensation is $235,000–$390,000, based on the 2026 Cravath scale; this is an estimate rather than firm-stated compensation.
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.