Public Company Staff Attorney

New York City office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks public company staff attorney with 5+ years of prior experience advising public company clients on securities law and corporate governance matters at a top tier law firm. The candidate will be keeping apprised of securities law and corporate governance developments, helping to evaluate trends and best practices, interpreting new rules, regulations and other guidance or policies affecting securities law and corporate governance matters, creating and updating form documents (including, among others, corporate governance policies, board committee charters and D&O questionnaires) and assisting with client alerts, client presentations and other internal and external resource materials. Will also be working closely with members of the Public Company Advisory group to assist with certain day-to-day securities law counseling, SEC reporting and corporate governance matters for the growing public company client base. Must be well-versed in SEC rules and regulations and corporate governance best practices. Prior in-house securities/corporate governance experience is welcome.

The ideal candidate will display initiative, resourcefulness and an innovative spirit.

This firm is at the top of the list in the city where it has its headquarters. Its New York branch office, while large, is not so dominating--not that it has to be. With one of the most glamourous and interesting group of clientele in Manhattan, associates enjoy their work. Although training could be more structured, associates get on the job training that keeps their skills fairly well developed. Associates here are quite happy and tend to stick around despite their marketability among New York firms.