Company: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Position: Investment Management Junior/Mid-level Associate
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Description: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms, seeks to hire a highly qualified junior to mid-level associate with law firm, SEC or industry experience to join our Investment Management Practice in the Philadelphia office. The position involves counseling top tier mutual fund, hedge fund, investment management and securities firms on regulatory issues, development of new products and services and registration, enforcement, corporate and transactional matters.
From offices located in financial centers around the globe, our investment management lawyers advise funds, managers, financial services firms, and institutional investors on the full spectrum of formation, investment, transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters. We focus on how our clients develop and market their strategies, regardless of the vehicle—registered fund, exchange-traded fund (ETF), business development company, hedge fund, private equity fund, insurance-managed fund, or separately managed account—they choose to go to market.
We take an interdisciplinary approach to counseling financial services clients. Our team includes lawyers who are knowledgeable about the relevant laws affecting the industry in the United States and international jurisdictions. Many of our lawyers have worked at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), investment management firms, banks, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. Recently, Morgan Lewis was ranked first (based on number of new issues) among US law firms that counsel investment management companies.
Learn more about our Investment Management Practice:
https://www.morganlewis.com/services/investment-management
Learn more about our Firm, our commitment to diversity, and our commitment to excellence:
https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/about-us
https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/our-culture/diversity
https://www.morganlewis.com/our-firm/awards-of-excellence
Contact: To apply: Please submit your cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and a writing sample via our website: https://lawcruit.micronapps.com/sup/lc_supp_jobpost.aspx?%40Pl3%3cKWEX%40=1mg1&%3db8=8_CG.
Qualifications:
Job Requirements:
Ideally, qualified candidates will have familiarity with the Investment Company Act of 1940, investment advisor registration and regulation, broker-dealer regulatory issues, and other federal securities laws and SRO rules, but exceptional candidates without such background experience will still be considered. Excellent academic credentials, strong communication, analytical and writing skills are required. Pennsylvania bar membership is preferred. We value collegiality and diversity among our lawyers and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding.
Please note: Morgan Lewis is accepting resumes or referrals from search firms for this position.
Qualified candidates only. All inquiries will be kept confidential.
Morgan Lewis is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.