Legal, Investment Banking Attorney, Vice President, New York City
About The Position
The Investment Banking Legal Group (IB Legal) provides legal advice and transaction-execution expertise to Goldman Sachs’s Investment Banking business worldwide. The group advises on legal, policy, reputational, and commercial considerations, and supports the execution of investment banking and capital markets transactions while protecting the firm’s interests. The work is dynamic and varies by product area, industry, region, and business needs. The role involves advising the Investment Banking business on a broad range of matters, including securities and lending transactions, M&A financial advisory assignments, and related engagement letters, fairness opinions, and public disclosures. The attorney works with bankers, colleagues across the firm, clients, outside counsel, other investment banks, Compliance, and other internal groups. Responsibilities also include assessing legal and reputational risks, reviewing and negotiating documents, coordinating with outside counsel, resolving policy and procedural issues, and addressing transaction-related legal issues. IB Legal works alongside, rather than replacing, outside counsel. The position also contributes to regulatory-change responses, business-practice and policy development, training, compliance and best-practices initiatives, standard procedures and documentation, and new-product development. New-product work includes advising on applicable law and regulatory risks, coordinating with internal groups, and liaising with outside counsel and regulators.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with at least five years of experience.
- Strong knowledge of securities, M&A, lending, and corporate finance law and practice.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of valuation methodologies, accounting, and/or corporate finance.
Responsibilities
- Advise Goldman Sachs’s Investment Banking business on legal, policy, reputational, and commercial matters.
- Work on securities and lending transactions, including bank and bridge loans, structured financing products, and public and private offerings of investment-grade and high-yield debt.
- Assist with the preparation and review of fairness and other M&A opinions and related public disclosures.
- Provide legal counsel to the Fairness Committee on material M&A assignments and the issuance of M&A-related opinions.
- Review and negotiate engagement letters for Goldman Sachs’s role as financial advisor on M&A transactions.
- Advise on transaction structuring and execution; assess legal and reputational risks; review and negotiate documents; coordinate with outside counsel; and identify and resolve policy, procedural, and legal issues.
- Respond to regulatory changes and advise on business practices, policy development and implementation, training, compliance and best-practices initiatives, and standard procedures and documentation.
- Contribute to the development and analysis of new products and transactional structures, including by assessing applicable law and regulatory risks and coordinating with internal groups, outside counsel, and regulatory bodies.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and wellness offerings.
- Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus for active employees at fiscal year-end.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
