Case Assistant Private Equity

Case Assistant Private Equity

Cooley is seeking a case assistant to support our Private Equity practice.

Position Summary:Provide legal support with complex M&A transactions for both private equity clients and general corporate maintenance of private equity fund investments. Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Position responsibilities:

• Assist in the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of entities and prepare related organizational documents

• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents

• Assist with debt financing deliverables

• Assist in preparing legal opinions and assembling opinion back-up

• Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews

• Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tables

• Coordinate incentive equity grants and maintain incentive equity records

• Assist with corporate acquisition and sales transactions

• Other tasks as assigned or required

Skills and experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree

• Available to work overtime, as required

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, advanced knowledge of Excel preferred

• Bill a minimum of 1600 hours annually

Preferred:

• Experience with profits interests

• Experience with leveraged buy outs and debt financing documents

• Previous law firm experience

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and track extensive details to deliver excellent client service

• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with personnel and to handle confidential information sensitively and discreetly

• Excellent organizational skills

Cooley LLP offers a competitive compensation and excellent benefits program. EOE.

The expected hourly pay range for this position with a work schedule of 40 hours per week is $26.00 - $36.00 ($54,080.00 - $74,880.00 annually). Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as 20 days of Paid Time Off ("PTO") and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.