Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP /Washington, DC

We are currently seeking an experienced Associate Attorney in our Washington, DC office to join our prestigious Investment Management and Mutual Funds Group. This position offers the selected candidate the opportunity to apply their acquired legal skills while continuing to develop them and be mentored by leaders within the field.

Stradley Ronon's investment management practice has earned national recognition for the range and breadth of its representation of investment company clients – with more than 700 separate funds and assets under management exceeding $1 trillion – including several of the largest investment company complexes in the country.

Our Investment Management/Mutual Funds Practice Group represents retail and institutional investment companies marketing shares through every distribution channel, as well as investment advisers, hedge fund sponsors, managers, administrators and underwriters/distributors. We also serve as independent legal counsel to investment company independent directors/trustees, and as special counsel to other law firms with regard to complex issues arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (40 Act).

The selected candidate must have the following:

Three plus years of experience as an attorney working within a firm's Investment Management and Mutual Funds Group or with government agency within the securities field or related financial field;
Demonstrated expertise within the field, with an emphasis on the Investment Company Act of 1940 and / or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
J.D. from an accredited law school;
License to practice law;
Excellent writing, communication and analytical skills;
Undergraduate degree within finance, accounting or related fields is a plus.

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