Capital Markets Associate, Securities — New York

Mid-to-senior associate opportunity in a large, international law firm’s capital markets practice in New York. The role focuses on public and private equity and debt offerings, IPOs and follow-on registrations, and transactional disclosure documents.

Day-to-day work includes preparing and negotiating registration statements and proxy materials (including S-4s), counseling public companies on reporting and corporate governance matters, and interfacing with the SEC and other regulators. The team represents both issuers and underwriters across a range of industries.

The firm offers competitive compensation and benefits. Candidates should be able to manage client relationships and contribute to business development on an ongoing basis.

• 5–7 years of securities/capital markets experience at a major law firm
• Experience with public and private equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and follow-on offerings
• Familiarity preparing registration statements, proxy statements and S-4s; experience with SEC interaction and ongoing reporting (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxies)
• Experience counseling public companies on corporate governance; experience representing issuers and/or underwriters preferred
• Strong drafting, negotiation, client-management and business development abilities
• Admission to the New York bar required