Securities and Capital Markets Attorney

About the company

Our client is a law firm.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take on substantive securities and capital markets matters for publicly traded clients with limited oversight. The role includes transactional drafting, regulatory counseling and working alongside colleagues from other legal practice areas.

What you'll do

• Counsel publicly traded clients on ongoing disclosure obligations and related regulatory filings.
• Manage registered capital-raising transactions from preparation through closing, including shelf-based and follow-on deals.
• Guide boards and executives on governance responsibilities and stock exchange rule compliance.
• Contribute securities expertise to merger and acquisition transactions, including related filings and diligence.
• Advise on private and exempt financing transactions.
• Support clients with day-to-day federal securities compliance, including fair disclosure, Sarbanes-Oxley and ownership reporting.
• Partner with colleagues in executive compensation and benefits on equity plans and pay-related disclosure.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 4 to 8 years of law firm experience in transactional and advisory securities and capital markets work.
• Hands-on experience preparing registration documents for public offerings, at least from the issuer's side.
• Track record advising public companies on periodic reporting, shareholder meeting materials, insider reporting and exchange listing matters.
• Ability to independently prepare and review core public company disclosure documents.
• Working knowledge of governance practices and the duties directors owe.
• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active bar admission, with New York preferred; admission by motion is acceptable.
• A collaborative, team-first working style that shares work across practice groups.
• Prompt, proactive communication with clients and colleagues.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Already based in, or willing to relocate to, the Rochester, Buffalo or Albany area; upstate New York ties are strongly preferred.

Bonus points

• Securities experience on merger and acquisition transactions.
• Experience acting for both issuers and underwriters.
• Experience with private placements and other exempt financings.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

• Base salary: USD 139,000 to 177,000 per year
• Comprehensive benefits

Location and work model

• Rochester, Buffalo or Albany, New York, United States
• Hybrid, approximately 50% in-office
• Full-time