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
Skills Required
- 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
- Experience 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 directors' duties
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar admission; New York preferred, with admission by motion acceptable
- Collaborative, team-first working style
- Prompt, proactive communication with clients and colleagues
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Already based in or willing to relocate to Rochester, Buffalo, or Albany, New York
- Upstate New York ties
- Securities experience on merger and acquisition transactions
- Experience acting for both issuers and underwriters
- Experience with private placements and other exempt financings
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
