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 the business on legal, policy, reputational, and commercial considerations, including matters beyond transaction execution, and supports high-quality execution while protecting the firm’s interests. Its responsibilities vary across products, industries, and regions and evolve with the needs of the business. The position supports a broad range of securities and lending transactions, including public and private equity and debt offerings, municipal securities, bank and bridge loans, structured financing products, tender and exchange offers, and consent solicitations. It also supports M&A advisory assignments by reviewing and negotiating financial-advisor engagement letters and helping prepare and review fairness and other M&A opinions and related public disclosure. The role includes advising on transaction structures and execution, assessing legal and reputational risks, reviewing and negotiating documents, coordinating with outside counsel, resolving legal and policy issues, and working with bankers, other firm divisions, clients, counsel, and representatives of other investment banks. IB Legal also contributes to regulatory-change responses, business practices, policy development and implementation, training, compliance and best-practices initiatives, and standard procedures and documentation. It assists with new products and transactional structures by assessing applicable law and regulatory risks, coordinating within Goldman Sachs, and liaising with outside counsel and regulatory bodies. The role also provides legal counsel to the Fairness Committee, which oversees material M&A assignments and the issuance of M&A-related opinions.
Requirements
- Be a lawyer with a minimum of five years of experience.
- Demonstrate 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 the Investment Banking business unit, including on legal, policy, reputational, and commercial considerations.
- Work on a broad range of 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 in preparing and reviewing fairness and other M&A opinions and related public disclosure for transactions globally.
- Provide legal counsel to the Fairness Committee on material M&A assignments and M&A-related opinions.
- Assist in reviewing and negotiating 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 resolve legal, policy, and procedural 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.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and wellness offerings, including training and development opportunities, firmwide networks, and mindfulness programs.
- May be eligible for a discretionary bonus if an active employee at fiscal year-end.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
