Mid/Senior Level Securities Associate

5-5 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Mid/Senior Level Securities Associate at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is a full-service, international law firm with more than 600 attorneys who work with forward-thinking clients in established and emerging industries to solve their most business-critical matters. The firm is seeking to hire a mid/senior level Securities Associate for their Securities Team. The ideal candidate would have at least 5 years of direct experience with a practice focused at least 50% on Securities work. The position is based in the firm’s Atlanta, Chicago, DC, or Menlo Park office. The salary range for the role is $270,000 – $355,000.

### Responsibilities
* Ensure client compliance with federal and state securities laws, with particular focus on ’34 Act reporting.
* Prepare/review or advise on routine client SEC filings; Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Proxy Statements, and Section 16 filings.
* Provide support for securities offerings and capital markets transactions, including public and private issuances of equity and debt securities. Capital Markets work will principally be focused on issuer representations and include all forms of capital raises.
* Prepare and/or review or advise on other SEC filings, including Form S-8 and Form SD.
* Draft, review and periodically update corporate governance and related policies (including Corporate Governance Guidelines, Clawback Policies, and Insider Trading Policies).
* Assist clients with the preparation and planning for the annual stockholder meeting and shareholder engagements.
* Advise on general securities disclosure matters, including press releases, earnings releases, investor presentations and other external communications.
* Assist clients with compliance with applicable NYSE and Nasdaq requirements, including annual and periodic updates.
* Provide, as needed, support for general M&A activity.
* Work with KTS securities team to draft and publish blog entries and alerts on material new securities law developments.
* Work with KTS securities team to coordinate training on securities and corporate governance matters, including insider trading and Regulation FD.

### Qualifications
The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:
* At least 5 years of direct experience in Securities law, with a practice focused at least 50% on Securities work.
* Experience in preparing/reviewing or advising on routine client SEC filings; Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Proxy Statements, and Section 16 filings.
* Experience in providing support for securities offerings and capital markets transactions, including public and private issuances of equity and debt securities.
* Experience in preparing and/or reviewing or advising on other SEC filings, including Form S-8 and Form SD.
* Experience in drafting, reviewing and periodically updating corporate governance and related policies (including Corporate Governance Guidelines, Clawback Policies, and Insider Trading Policies).
* Experience in advising on general securities disclosure matters, including press releases, earnings releases, investor presentations and other external communications.
* Experience in assisting clients with compliance with applicable NYSE and Nasdaq requirements, including annual and periodic updates.
* Experience in providing support for general M&A activity.

### Benefits
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex or gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

The firm values its client relationships and is committed to learning and furthering the business, as well as legal goals, of each company they work with. They strive at every level to develop beneficial relationships built on trust and mutual respect. They partner with the senior executives and internal counsel of their corporate clients, integrating and sharing tasks as appropriate.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is an excellent choice for candidates seeking to work with a forward-thinking firm that is dedicated to providing results-oriented counsel for corporations at all stages of the growth cycle. The firm serves clients around the world from offices in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Washington, China, Japan, and Sweden.

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Ensure client compliance with federal and state securities laws, Prepare/review or advise on routine client SEC filings, Provide support for securities offerings and capital markets transactions, Prepare and/or review or advise on other SEC filings, Draft, review and periodically update corporate governance and related policies, Assist clients with the preparation and planning for the annual stockholder meeting and shareholder engagements, Advise on general securities disclosure matters, Assist clients with compliance with applicable NYSE and Nasdaq requirements, Provide support for general M&A activity, Draft and publish blog entries and alerts on material new securities law developments, Coordinate training on securities and corporate governance matters

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Please do not include your Date of Birth or Social Security Number in your application documents.

Qualification and Experience Mid/Senior Level with at least 5 years of direct experience

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