McGuireWoods
Securities and Capital Markets Associate
Richmond, VA
Apr 29, 2025
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McGuireWoods is seeking an Associate to support its Securities and Capital Markets team in either Charlotte or Richmond.


The McGuireWoods Securities & Capital Markets Department consists of more than 50 attorneys who concentrate on securities and corporate finance matters for public and private companies.  Our public clients include Fortune 100 companies as well as smaller reporting companies.  The diversity of our clients and the broad base of our experience allow us to confront all manner of issues and opportunities on behalf of our clients, and as a result, we have developed best practices and efficiencies that are available to all of our clients.


We provide a full range of securities and corporate finance legal services to our public and private company clients including:

  • Registered public offerings under the1933 Act
  • Private placements and other exempt offerings
  • Reporting under the 1934 Act (such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K)
  • Debt and equity tender offers (self-tenders and third party tenders)
  • Exchange offers
  • Consent solicitations
  • Proxy solicitations and annual shareholder meetings
  • Corporate governance matters including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act and related regulations
  • Compliance with exchange listing requirements
  • Insider stock ownership reporting and company compliance mandates
  • Public and investor communications and press release policies and procedures, including Regulation FD compliance advice
  • Shelf registration of debt, equity and hybrid securities, and at-the-market and medium-term-note programs
  • Foreign issuance programs for notes, warrants and certificates


McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual, and nonprofit clients since 1834. Diversity and inclusion are essential to how we do business, informing how we recruit, retain and promote lawyers and staff to serve clients. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance. Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

  • The ideal Associate should have 3-5 years of experience in securities, capital markets and other transactional matters. 
  • We are seeking candidates who have solid securities law experience including advising public companies in their ongoing reporting obligations and capital markets transactions.
  • Must be barred in VA.


NOTICE TO SEARCH FIRMS: Firms that wish to present candidates to McGuireWoods LLP must have an active agreement in place.  All search firm candidates should be submitted via the Search Firm Portal.  All other unsolicited submissions by search firms will be deemed not accepted.  For questions or access to the portal, please contact the appropriate Attorney Recruiting Manager.

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