Corporate Governance Litigation Associate

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP (BLB&G) is a law firm advising institutional investors on corporate governance, shareholder rights, and securities litigation. BLB&G is looking for an entrepreneurial Associate to join the firm's Corporate Governance litigation practice. This is a full-time, exempt position based in New York, NY or Wilmington, DE. This is a hybrid role (3 days in-office, Tuesdays and Wednesdays required; 2 days work-from-home). Base Salary Range: $195-$320k. BLB&G values diversity and inclusion and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

Represent investors; work towards achieving governance reforms at public companies to increase market transparency, hold wrongdoers accountable and protect the shareholder franchise; take a meaningful role in multiple complex cases

Requirements

JD required (2019-2025 graduate, with possible slight deviation for an exceptional candidate); meaningful experience in prosecuting or defending complex stockholder or commercial litigation, and/or Delaware corporate law/breach of fiduciary duty litigation; basic financial literacy and understanding of corporate capital structure and transactions; prepared for a steep learning curve and hands-on training; entrepreneurial mindset, proactive approach, and readiness to take opportunity and run with it; desire to represent investors rather than corporations; ability and desire to take a meaningful role in multiple complex cases, often opposite significantly more senior lawyers; excellent time management, multitasking and communication skills; legally authorized to work in the USA

Nice to have

Service as a Delaware Chancery Court or Delaware Supreme Court judicial clerk; admitted to the Delaware Bar; Chancery Court, merger, fiduciary duty, and/or appraisal litigation experience