What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Governance New Matters Associate position at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP?
About the Firm
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (BLB&G) is widely recognized worldwide as a leading law firm advising institutional investors on issues related to corporate governance, shareholder rights, and securities litigation. Our clients include the largest and most prominent public pension funds, banks, asset managers and insurance companies in the world.
Since our founding in 1983, BLB&G has built an international reputation for excellence and integrity and pioneered the use of the litigation process to achieve precedent-setting governance reforms. BLB&G has prosecuted many of the most high-profile frauds in history, recovering over $40 billion on behalf of investors.
Working with our clients, we have also used securities and corporate governance litigation to achieve precedent-setting reforms that have increased market transparency and improved corporate business practices in groundbreaking ways. The firm is widely recognized by industry observers as a leader in the field, and our reputation for integrity and unmatched record of achievement has won us praise from the bench, the respect of our adversaries, and the allegiance of our clients.
About the Role and Team
Among other strengths, the firm prides itself on its high-quality case selection to recommend to our clients. The rigorous analysis we apply to potential cases, and the limited number of cases we recommend that our clients pursue, has helped us win the confidence of those clients and enable the firm to have the lowest rate of case dismissals among our peers.
In this role you will hold a unique position focused on the identification, assessment, and initiation of fiduciary duty claims on behalf of the firm's investor clients. This role, which is central to the firm's case generation and business development, requires analyzing potential claims, advising on and presenting potential claims to the firm's institutional investor clients and hedge funds, drafting court filings (such as complaints and briefs), and performing other research and case development activities. Ideal candidates will have a strong educational background and exceptional communication, research, writing, and oral advocacy skills. The candidate must be a team player and eager to learn. This position presents an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial candidate who is passionate about representing investors who were wronged and thinks critically and creatively about potential legal claims and litigation strategy.
This role is on the case evaluation team for the firm's corporate governance department, consisting of five partners, two senior counsel, and eight associates. The "Governance New Matters" team also works alongside the firm's Financial Analysis, Institutional Investor Services, and Federal Securities New Matters teams.
In the Governance New Matters role, you will work directly with the partners leading the Governance Department and will :
- Vet, assess and analyze potential breach of fiduciary duty and related claims
- Prepare memoranda and deliver presentations advising clients on potential claims
- Engage with other shareholder rights firms and defense firms to work out case organizational and leadership issues
- Draft initial court filings, such as Section 220 demands and petitions, as well as breach of duty complaints and related briefs
- Perform other research and case development activities
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Salary : $185,000 - $320,000
