Description:
Position Responsibilities:Among the tasks for which the Public Companies Resource Attorney will be responsible are:
- Keeping current on all legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Public Companies practice group
- Developing topics for and assisting in the preparation of client alerts and similar publications
- Developing practice resources that will enhance the exchange of know-how within the Public Companies practice group and facilitate interaction with clients and prospective clients
- Creating, maintaining and updating archives of work product and know-how within the Public Companies practice group
- Maintaining and updating forms and templates as appropriate for the Public Companies practice group, and ensuring forms reflect current legal developments, industry-accepted terms and input from attorney's within the practice group
- Collecting and providing information to the Marketing department to assist that team with responses to RFPs and other opportunities for business development
- Coordinating with Professional Development to ensure and enhance the skills development of members of the Public Companies practice group
- Coordinating with Information Services to assess available technologies and to develop new solutions that can be used to leverage efficiencies within the practice group, as well as the delivery of services by the Public Companies practice group
Skills & Experience:
A resource attorney must be a licensed attorney with significant prior experience in the Public Company practice area they will support.
Success Factors:
A successful Public Company resource attorney will possess and demonstrate many, if not all, of the following attributes:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in the practice of representing Public Companies in current and periodic reporting as well as Corporate Governance is required
- Mastery of the substantive area of practice undertaken by the Public Company practice group
- Knowledge of the industries that An American International Law Firm regularly advises
- Excellent written and verbal communication and drafting skills
- Confident and engaging presenter
- Strong intellectual ability, interpersonal and technical skills
- Self-starter
- Team player
- Organizational and time management skills; attention to detail
