Krollbondratingagency
Assistant General Counsel (NY)
New York, New York. Posted a month ago
The role
The Assistant General Counsel will work with the Legal Department on various in-house legal matters. This includes reviewing, negotiating, and drafting client engagement letters, subscription agreements, and vendor agreements.
What you will do
- Review, negotiate and draft engagement letters with clients.
- Serve as a resource for Business Development during client engagement.
- Support corporate governance matters and board and committee meetings.
- Collaborate with Information Security on data privacy and cybersecurity implementation.
- Advise employees about the applicability of regulations on day-to-day work.
- Collaborate with the Compliance Department on SEC matters.
- Assist with research on credit rating agency regulation and preparation of registration documents.
- Assist with protecting intellectual property including trademark and copyright registrations.
- Negotiate license agreements.
- Manage KBRA's contracts.
Required qualifications
- JD
- Admission to the New York bar
- At least 6-10+ years of experience
- Strong background in reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements
- Familiarity with corporate governance matters
- Knowledge of securities laws
- Experience working in highly regulated environments
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong research, analysis, organizational, and project management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
Nice to have
- Structured finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions experience
- Employment law experience
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT
Benefits
- Competitive benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid family and disability leave
- 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
Before you apply
- Writing samples will be requested
About the company
Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO.