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About the Role
The Investment Banking Legal Group (IB Legal) provides legal advice and investment banking transaction execution expertise to the Firm’s Investment Banking business unit worldwide. The mission of IB Legal is to provide high-quality legal and policy advice relating to the Firm’s broad investment banking businesses and help ensure value-added execution of transactions while protecting the interests of Goldman Sachs.
Responsibilities
- Act as an internal legal advisor to the Investment Banking business unit on all matters, including those outside of transaction execution.
- Provide advice and answer questions, or become involved in resolving issues or problems, often in difficult situations involving extreme time pressure and client sensitivity.
- Work on a broad range of securities and lending transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and equity-related securities, investment grade and high-yield debt, municipal securities, bank and bridge loans, structured financing products, tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations.
- Support the Investment Banking business unit in connection with its M&A financial advisory assignments.
- Assist in reviewing and negotiating the terms of engagement letters relating to the engagement of Goldman Sachs as financial advisor on M&A transactions.
- Assist in the preparation and review of fairness and other M&A opinions delivered by the firm in connection M&A transactions globally, along with any related public disclosure.
- Advise on the structuring and execution of transactions.
- Assess Firm legal and reputational risks.
- Review and negotiate documents.
- Coordinate with outside counsel.
- Identify and resolve policy issues and procedural questions.
- Resolve legal issues that arise during the course of a transaction.
- Play a critical role in responding to regulatory changes and advising on business practices, policy development and implementation, training, compliance/best practices initiatives and the development of standard procedures and documentation.
- Assist in developing new products and transactional structures by advising on applicable law, assessing legal and regulatory risks, raising and resolving relevant legal and policy issues, assisting in coordinating appropriate areas within Goldman Sachs and acting as liaison with outside counsel and regulatory bodies.
- Assist clients and their counsel in better understanding new product transactions and their execution.
Requirements
- Lawyer with a minimum of five years of experience.
- Demonstrate a strong knowledge of securities, M&A, lending and corporate finance law and practice.
- Knowledge of valuation methodologies, accounting and/or corporate finance preferred.
Skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Strong interest in financial law
Location
- New York, NY, United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of five years of experience
Education Level
- Lawyer
Salary/Compensations
- $185,000-$295,000
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings
About the Company
- Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm founded in 1869.
- Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains offices around the world.
- Committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion.
- Offers training and development opportunities, firmwide networks, benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings, and mindfulness programs.
Equal Opportunity
- Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.