Corporate Transactional Law

I have a couple of legal assistants who are excellent at their jobs, but I'd like to get them a bit more legal training in the area of corporate filings specifically ... so that we can be less reliant on outs… more

New to firm. Partner asked me to prepare an operating agreement. They gave me a form to use. I did so then ran a compare between my draft and the form to show my changes. Partner was confused as to wh… more

Anyone work for Plymouth Rock ? Considering paralegal role and want to know the environment/pay etc. thanks !

Can someone tell me how to get permanent role from contractors Charles Schwab

Hi, i am helping my dad with a straight forward acquisition.

I never did acquistions before. He needs to put 20k in escrow while waiting on state to negotiate tax liens with seller before closing.

As a PI atty, I… more

Question for the capital markets attorneys out there. Last night as we were crossing sig pages on a best efforts public shelf offering (common stock only), placement agent’s counsel provided one sig p… more

Thoughts about Baird Holm in Omaha?

I'm a junior and was asked to put together a steps chart. So basically, four corporations (some to be formed/others exist), each having owner/manager LLCs all to be formed. The LLC will push money… more

I keep running into commercial real estate brokers that are sourcing/negotiating equity investments in real estate projects. You have to be registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC to do this, rig… more

In an M&A sell side transaction: How would you advise your client if you were asked how they should think about materiality thresholds? In terms of dollar values, what ranges do you typically see … more

Has anyone made the pivot from Funds to ECM/Public company work? If so, how did you do it? What transferrable skills were you able to leverage to get such a role? Im still very junior in the funds wo… more

Thoughts on Thought Trace by Thomson Reuters?

Seeking advice on conflicts check.

I previously worked in a one attorney firm, providing grunt work (going through past agrmts/researching etc) for a partner to advise his corporate clients. I moved o… more

Hi there! Has anyone successfully transitioned from performance marketing into this field? I went to Penn's undergrad business program and concentrated in marketing and business analytics. My frie… more

Hi all - I am a junior (almost 3rd year) M&A associate at a mid-sized firm. While I love M&A, I find the actual legal part of the transactions to be the least interesting part (love the strate… more

Anyone out there using Lexis Practice Advisor willing to share the pricing they’re getting?

We’re a boutique firm using Practical Law, but we’re pretty fed up dealing with Thomson Reuters.

Recent graduate looking for a transactional position in Chicago (M&A, etc). Really got screwed by Covid when they froze everyone’s GPA. Summer programs were cancelled, judicial internship cancelled.

Have exte… more

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I am an incoming LLM student (international) in UIUC. Because of funding issues I had to choose despite having offers from Columbia University, Georgetown University, Umich, Boston College. Now … more

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Currently,I am looking for a mentor in commercial real estate. I have tried to learn all I can on my own and I am having a hard time looking for people willing to train. I dream of turning a… more

Second yr. Summer Associate at a boutique transactional firm here. Lots of experience in general M&A and securities compliance - boutique firm so I’ve had the opportunity to take several private placements fr… more

Which offices at the SEC (not Corp fin) are best to go to if you eventually want to go back to a law firm?

Small company with owner owning all the authorized shares. Wanting to sell 25% of the company to another person. Sell 25% of his existing shares, enter into a stock purchase agr & SH agr., or auth… more

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My first board meeting as a director got scheduled for this week. Anyone have advice for me?

When listing material contracts on disclosure schedules, is there a difference between using “dated as of x date” and just “dated x date”? Using the latter probably saves a couple hundred bucks for th… more

Is it just me or does anyone else find the practical law templates commercially unworkable? Not just that you have to tailor them, but that they are “too much” to begin with such that you are better o… more

May be a long shot here, but does anyone know how to find the mailing address/contact info for Ericsson, Inc. legal division?? TIA!

Does anyone know what the typical salary range is for a Contracts Manager/Contracts Counsel at Fortune 100 companies?

I’m a third year in finance (mix of borrowing and lending side work) and starting to find myself bored due to lack of strategy involved in the practice. I also can’t shake the feeling that I’m not pro… more

Did 3 years of fund formation. In house doing transactions at a PE fund now (second to CLO covering N and S America) . How would I find a way to some sort of government work or SEC? Currently in nyc … more

I couldn’t understand what my manager was asking of me and I said “I apologize but I’m having a hard time understanding what you are asking for?”
Her reply…
“I’m speaking english right? If I’m speaking English th… more

NOTION FOR LAWYERS?
I’m a 3rd year corporate transactional associate with a private practice firm. Does anyone regularly use Notion to manage client matters, projects, notes, etc.? If so, have you enjo… more

Does anyone have any tips for finding new job opportunities for 2022 grads in the NYC area? I currently work as a corporate associate in a boutique firm, and I’m really interested in working for a big… more

I’ve been looking at in house transactional roles at public utility companies. Can anyone provide any insight working at public utilities?

Is it possible to transfer from in house work to a law firm? Would that be considered lateral?

Can any attorneys here share what it means if you are not “billing enough hours?” Does it simply mean that you are not working and charging a client enough? Additionally, how do you charge a client mo… more