Principal Attorney Editor
The candidate will author special reports and data-driven analyses of corporate legal practice areas including capital markets/securities, M&A and corporate governance. Will work closely with the editorial, analyst, sales and marketing teams. Develop corporate practice intelligence reports tailored to a managing partner/executive level client base - reports which leverage company's extensive financial and legal data collections and incorporate current awareness, market trends, company research and thought leadership to provide actionable intelligence about corporate legal and deals/transactional trends. Report to the Director of Business Law Editorial. Join client meetings or attend, speak as a panelist at and/or moderate conferences or webinars as a subject matter expert. Provide written and oral thought leadership and in-depth legal analysis of timely topics in capital markets, M&A, corporate finance, securities and corporate governance. Research, identify and analyze existing and emerging market trends affecting law firm corporate practice, using both primary legal documents and data-driven platforms. Write articles explaining the 'so what' of market trends data with sophistication yet using plain English. Collaborate with sales and marketing to identify key areas for growth in the corporate legal information services market, harnessing company's extensive data on capital markets and M&A transactions. Liaise with internal and external contributors, negotiating timelines as needed to meet deadlines. Edit text provided by colleagues and ensure a common voice in final reports. Work collaboratively and build relationships at all levels within a cross-organizational team. Research and write reports analyzing the impact of M&A, capital markets and corporate finance market trends. Present findings to clients and at conferences as a subject matter expert as needed. At the request of senior level customers, design analysis tailored to meet individual needs. Write a regular series of articles analyzing what's market in corporate transactional practice.
The candidate should have a J.D., MBA or graduate degree in finance or related field. Bachelor's degree in finance, business or journalism is strongly preferred. Must have 6+ years of experience with capital markets, M&A, securities and corporate finance transactions. Business development experience strongly preferred. Should preferably be either a senior associate in corporate practice at a global law firm or financial institution seeking to apply skills outside of the law firm environment; a mid-level corporate associate from a global law firm with a background in finance or statistics and demonstrated experience doing data analysis; or a journalist with 12+ years of experience analyzing capital markets and M&A deals for a senior level, professional client base. Should have deep understanding of deals/transactional law trends, best practices and business development needs for corporate lawyers. Must have a keen interest in writing, demonstrate excellent business acumen and experience drafting corporate transactions.
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