About Us:

At Platt Richmond PLLC, we offer a great environment to work and grow professionally. Platt Richmond helps entrepreneurs navigate legal complexities. We honor our commitments to our clients and to each other. With a strong foundation of business acumen, we are committed to producing practical, business-oriented legal solutions.

As a growing law firm, we know the value of hard work, but we also like to have fun. Our culture is important. We respect the personal time of our team members, and we actually like each other. We stick to our values. We are relentless problem solvers. We strive for excellence. We believe in the power of being honest and respectfully candid. We’re relationship centered.

We offer a positive work environment with employees who work well together and great benefits (including paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) and profit-sharing program, health/vision/dental insurance, and parking). We offer competitive salaries which include opportunity for discretionary bonus, formulaic bonus, and paid origination credit.

Position Overview:

Platt Richmond is seeking a mid-level to senior-level associate attorney to join our robust and growing transactional practice. This individual would be responsible for assisting the partners in all facets of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private placement of securities, entity formation, investment funds and corporate governance. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of solid corporate experience.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Assist partners on a broad range of mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions and corporate matters, as well as on a broad range of debt finance, fund formation, securities matters, depending on experience
• Prepare and/or negotiate a wide range of corporate governance, agreements and other legal documents
• Conduct or oversee legal due diligence and negotiation
• Manage and delegate appropriate tasks to paralegals

Qualifications:

• 3-6 years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of corporate law and contract law, understanding of securities law, finance law and regulatory compliance
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and grammatical skills, both verbal and written
• Genuine, authentic personality
• Team player; takes direction well; receptive to constructive feedback
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Outlook
• J.D. and Texas Bar Admittance

Perks:

• Collegial atmosphere of hard-working but fun-loving partners, associates, and staff
• True work-life balance; 1700 billable hour requirement
• Dedicated paralegals and support staff
• Support and mentoring for business development initiatives
• Origination credit on matters brought to the firm by the associate
• Straightforward partner track
• Excellent benefits and 401(k)