Job Description: About Cooley: Working at Cooley provides an opportunity for collaboration, challenge and reward. We are all part of one firm dedicated to maintaining a diverse workplace that values and celebrates differences. It is the unique abilities and perspectives of every individual at Cooley that creates a rewarding workplace, and a key part of what makes us Cooley. Our people-first culture philosophy and firmwide commitment to inclusion and wellness is central to our success and the driving forces behind our global growth. Our cooperative spirit is the trademark of the Cooley culture and every employee in every department is instrumental to the success of the firm. Cooley is devoted to continually advancing our standing as one of the world’s greatest law firms, and we believe part of that is achieved when we live up to the promise of making our firm a great place to work. Our lawyers are organized into two departments—Business and Litigation—which are further organized into practice groups. Given our uncompromising commitment to the quality of work that we produce, remaining on, if not defining, the leading edge of the law in a business and legal environment that is evolving daily, and working efficiently and cost-effectively, we are intently focused on enabling our practitioners and practice groups to the greatest extent possible. One of the ways that we provide such support is by augmenting selected practice groups with a resource attorney whose overarching responsibility is to enable our practicing attorneys to be more informed and efficient. This attorney will not work directly with firm clients and therefore will not bill time. Position Responsibilities: Among the tasks for which the Public Companies Resource Attorney will be responsible are: Keeping current on all legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Public Companies practice group Developing topics for and assisting in the preparation of client alerts and similar publications Developing practice resources that will enhance the exchange of know-how within the Public Companies practice group and facilitate interaction with clients and prospective clients Creating, maintaining and updating archives of work product and know-how within the Public Companies practice group Maintaining and updating forms and templates as appropriate for the Public Companies practice group, and ensuring forms reflect current legal developments, industry-accepted terms and input from attorney’s within the practice group Collecting and providing information to the Marketing department to assist that team with responses to RFPs and other opportunities for business development Coordinating with Professional Development to ensure and enhance the skills development of members of the Public Companies practice group Coordinating with Information Services to assess available technologies and to develop new solutions that can be used to leverage efficiencies within the practice group, as well as the delivery of services by the Public Companies practice group Skills & Experience: A resource attorney must be a licensed attorney with significant prior experience in the Public Company practice area they will support. Success Factors: A successful Public Company resource attorney will possess and demonstrate many, if not all, of the following attributes: A minimum of 5 years of experience in the practice of representing Public Companies in current and periodic reporting as well as Corporate Governance is required Mastery of the substantive area of practice undertaken by the Public Company practice group Knowledge of the industries that Cooley regularly advises Excellent written and verbal communication and drafting skills Confident and engaging presenter Strong intellectual ability, interpersonal and technical skills Self-starter Team player Organizational and time management skills; attention to detail The expected annual pay range for this position is $220,000 - $325,000. 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 accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year 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. Job Requirements: