Senior Attorney - Corporate Legal - Business Development, Governance, Securities and Transactions

Job Description:

Senior Attorney – Corporate Legal – Business Development, Governance, Securities and Transactions

Based in Westlake, TX, this attorney role will provide legal support to Fidelity companies and emerging business initiatives on a full range of business development, corporate governance, finance, compensation, transactional and securities matters.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• J.D. required.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Law firm experience required.
• Significant business development, governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance experience required.
• In-house experience and relevant business experience in finance and consulting a plus.

The Purpose of Your Role

You will be part of the corporate legal team within Fidelity’s in-house legal department, providing general business counsel and corporate governance and securities advice to Fidelity’s parent company and to subsidiaries operating and developing new businesses in a broad range of industries.

The Skills You Bring

• Exceptional judgment and range.  You will need to excel at quickly analyzing complex legal and business issues in a wide variety of substantive areas.
• Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed.  You need to be able to work efficiently, under pressure, with varying degrees of supervision, and manage projects with competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Must thrive in a team environment.
• Outstanding analytical, advocacy, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses.
• Superior writing and oral communication skills, adaptive to and effective for different audiences.

The Value You Deliver

• Providing general business counsel and corporate governance and securities law advice.
• Supporting various board and management activities, emerging business initiatives across Fidelity, internal and external equity and debt offerings, acquisitions, and dispositions,
• Drafting and reviewing relevant documents.
• Participating in and leading cross-functional working teams.
• Forming good working relationships with your business and legal colleagues.

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Most roles at Fidelity are Hybrid, requiring associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to Remote or fully Onsite roles.

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.