Job Title:
AVP, Associate Counsel (Strategic Transactions)
Job Responsibilities:
The AVP, Associate Counsel (Strategic Transactions) is primarily responsible for providing legal support for the company's strategic transactions, particularly focusing on mergers and acquisitions. Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on transactional and financing matters with a focus on mergers and acquisitions in connection with the company's liquidity and succession solutions.
- Providing legal advice for merger and acquisition opportunities, including minority equity investments.
- Supporting advisor practice acquisitions, capital financing initiatives, and succession planning efforts.
- Drafting and negotiating letters of intent, term sheets, definitive acquisition agreements, and closing documentation.
- Contributing to the development and improvement of forms and procedures related to the company's internal legal acquisition processes.
- Coordinating with and managing external counsel regarding strategic transactions.
- Collaborating with colleagues across the company, including in the corporate development, finance, and legal departments, to manage transactions from letter of intent to post-closing.
- Providing additional support as needed, including assistance with capital markets transactions, supporting investor relations and corporate communications tasks, and providing administrative and logistical support for board of directors and committee matters.
Education and Experience Information:
- The candidate must hold a Juris Doctorate from an accredited institution of higher education.
- Membership in a state bar in good standing is required.
- The candidate should have a minimum of 2 to 4 years of transactional experience at a sophisticated law firm or corresponding in-house experience with a sophisticated purchaser.
- Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.
- Substantial transactional expertise in mergers and acquisitions and/or venture capital financing transactions is required.
Core Competencies:
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple transactions and manage deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding work environment.
- Excellent drafting, negotiating, and communication skills.
- Ability to interface well with business executives in real-time to problem-solve and provide independent judgment.
Salary Information:
The pay range for this position is $141,800 to $236,400 per year. Actual base salary varies based on factors such as relevant skills, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. The company's Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support success at work, at home, and at play, including 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.
Company Overview:
The company was founded on the principle that it should work for advisors and institutions, not the other way around. It is a leader in the markets it serves, supporting over 23,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 1,000 institutions and 580 registered investment advisor firms nationwide. The company is committed to the advisor-mediated model and believes that Americans deserve access to personalized financial guidance.
Joining the company means being part of a team where potential meets opportunity, with a focus on providing objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, the company offers an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.
Why Join the Company?
- Innovative Environment: The company fosters creativity and growth, with a supportive and responsive leadership team.
- Limitless Career Potential: Employees have the potential for amazing career growth.
- Unified Mission: The company is one team on one mission—taking care of advisors so they can take care of their clients.
- Impactful Work: The company's size allows for real impact.
- Commitment to Equality: The company supports workplace equality and embraces diverse perspectives and backgrounds.
- Community Focus: The company cares for its communities and encourages employees to do the same.
- Benefits and Total Rewards: The Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance, offering a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance life both at work and at home.
The company encourages potential candidates to join the team and help make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Principals only. EOE.
Information on Interviews:
The company will only communicate with job applicants directly from a company email address and will never conduct interviews online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, the company will not request any form of payment from the applicant or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. For questions regarding the application process, candidates are advised to contact the company's Human Resources Solutions Center.
