Discover a firm with a vested interest in your professional future by considering the Attorney position in Baird’s Legal Department. As one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For since 2004, Baird attracts many of the financial service industry’s leading and most experienced professionals as well as top talent from the nation’s finest universities. Baird’s Legal Department is no exception. As an Attorney at Baird, you will often work as part of a team of professionals but also independently and you will have the opportunity to learn a lot of new things. In addition to the engaging legal work, as an Attorney, you will benefit from collaborative, mentoring relationships and will often interact with leaders in the businesses you support. The result is a truly enriching experience that provides opportunities to build your existing skills and develop your career. 

Baird’s Legal Department currently maintains a flexible work model as client demands allow.  The ideal candidate will be expected to work up to 3 days a week from Baird’s Milwaukee or Louisville offices. 

As an Attorney at Baird, you will:

Work directly with business leaders to negotiate various vendor contracts, real estate leases, product selling agreements and control agreements

Review and advise senior attorneys in proposed and recently adopted securities and other applicable laws and regulations

Assist in preparing SEC and other regulatory filings

Review, as needed, certain foreign country securities laws to determine whether Baird can conduct business with clients located there

Provide legal support to Baird’s Operations Department on various issues, such as trading, settlement, tax and other matters

Draft client-facing disclosure documents

Assist in various projects to implement new regulations and business initiatives

Conduct research, analysis and other assistance on various securities and other legal topics and projects

Develop a deeper understanding of securities laws

Perform other duties as assigned

What makes this opportunity great:

You will be part of a strong and cohesive team of professionals within a dynamic and growing financial services firm with a global reach

You will have a lot of variety in the work you would be doing and will have the opportunity to build strong relationships and learn many new things

You will have interactions with multiple business units and other departments within Baird

You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from senior attorneys in Baird’s Legal Department

You will develop skills to provide practical solutions to meet business goals

You will have the opportunity to grow your career at Baird in both the near term and in the long term by taking on more responsibilities

You will experience Baird’s unique culture that values diverse backgrounds and perspectives while emphasizing teamwork and a strong sense of partnership

You will be part of a stable, successful, employee-owned company, with the potential opportunity to become a shareholder of Baird

What we look for:

One to three years of experience working for law firm or in-house legal department on corporate, transactional, securities and/or contractual matters, or working for a securities regulator

Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, preparing client disclosures, reviewing regulatory filings and analyzing and preparing summaries of laws and regulations

Rigorous law school coursework and demonstration of strong academic achievement; graduation in the top 15-20% of the graduating class or the receipt of honors (or similar awards or recognitions) and law review membership preferred

Experience or familiarity with securities laws and broker-dealer operations

Intellectual curiosity, adaptability and self-initiative to learn and improve professional skills

Strong research and analytical talents

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Adept at use of computers and various applications (e.g., Word, Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong organization skills and the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines at any given time

Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with other team members and managers

Maturity and dependability to work productively, efficiently, independently and autonomously, without much supervision and management of work deadlines

Strong judgment and creativity and eagerness to develop creative solutions to challenging business goals

Who we are:

Baird is an employee owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with more than 100 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Established in 1919, Baird has more than $400 billion in client assets and over 5,000 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients.

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Commitment to Inclusion & Diversity

Baird is committed to inclusion & diversity for our clients, our associates and the communities where we live and work. This commitment stems from our culture of integrity, genuine concern for others and respect for the individual. We view inclusion & diversity as an ongoing journey – one of shared responsibility, continuous improvement and a focus on progress. We invite you to join us as we work together to foster an environment where diversity unites rather than divides us. .