Senior Public Company and Governance Associate San Diego

DLA Piper is at its core bold exceptional collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Lets see what we can achieve. Together.

Summary

DLA Piper is seeking a senior corporate associate to join its San Diego office. This associatewill be practicing in the areas of public company reporting and compliance corporate governance capital markets and working day to day with public companies.

This is an opportunity for a dynamic midlevel associate to join a dynamic and growing securities practice within a leading global law firm focused on life science technology and digital asset verticals for innovative issuer and underwriter clients. This associate will support DLA Pipers national capital markets and public company advisory practice and experience working in a large firm is a plus.

Education

• JD

Bar Admission

• Licensed to practice in California

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of capital markets experience.
• Experience working with large cap and mid cap public companies with their periodic reporting proxy statements Section 13 and Section 16 filings.
• Strong Knowledge of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as well as the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange listing and governance requirements.
• Direct and applicable AmLaw 100 law firm preferred.

Job Competencies & Desired Skills

• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Attention to detail
• Good business judgment
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
• Research and problemsolving skills
• Conceptual thinking
• Ability to influence others
• Persuasive communication
• Management skills

Essential Job Expectations

While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees which include but are not limited to:

• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing with clients lawyers business professionals and third parties;
• Produce deliverables answer phone calls and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
• Provide timely accurate and quality work product;
• Successfully meet deadlines expectations and perform work duties as required;
• Foster positive work relationships;
• Comply with all firm policies and practices;
• Engage in both physical and sedentary activity such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time including onscreen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fastpaced environment;
• Perform all other duties tasks or projects as assigned.

Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.

Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment

• Hybrid Regular inoffice presence with some flexibility for workfromhome

Disclaimer

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties requirements and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firms discretion at any time. This job description does not change the atwill nature of employment.

Application Process

Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to permit individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the position or to participate in the job selection process. If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process please contact .

Search Firms

Per the terms of our agreement all candidates must be submitted through the firms agency portal for consideration. If you have an agreement with the firm please log in to the agency portal. If you do not have an agreement with us and would like us to consider candidates please send a blind candidate profile to.

Pay Transparency

The firms expected hiring range for this position is $365000 $435000 per year depending on the candidates experience skills educational and professional background and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k).

#LICS1

#LIHybrid

DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.Job applicant poster viewing center.