Associate General Counsel

Chardan is an independent, full-service global investment bank committed to uncompromising performance and disruptive innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Chardan specializes in healthcare, technology, SPACs, and emerging growth companies, supporting the capital markets goals of corporate and institutional clients. With over 700 transactions and $120 billion in aggregate deal value, Chardan is recognized for its expertise in capital raising, M&A advisory, strategic advisory, equity research, and institutional trading. Chardan is at the forefront of integrating digital assets and blockchain into traditional finance, advising on high-profile crypto-backed financings and pioneering new capital markets solutions. Our culture is direct, intellectually honest, and focused on moving society forward through innovation and collaboration. The firm is a registered broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of FINRA, SIPC, and NASDAQ. About the Role: Chardan is seeking an Associate General Counsel or Senior Counsel to join our legal team. This is a hands-on, high-impact opportunity for a talented corporate lawyer to prosper in-house in a collaborative, high-energy, and fast-paced environment. You will work directly with senior leadership and bankers, personally executing legal work that supports Chardan’s innovative transactions and principal investments. If you thrive on solving complex problems, enjoy working across disciplines, and want to be part of a firm where everyone gets along and contributes, we encourage you to apply. Job Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, you will play a critical, hands-on role in supporting Chardan’s investment banking and principal investments activities. You will be expected to personally execute the following responsibilities: Draft, Review, and Negotiate Agreements: Prepare and negotiate engagement letters, investment-related agreements, non-disclosure agreements, organizational documents, shareholder agreements, and a variety of commercial contracts. Securities Filings and Transactional Support: Review, revise, and draft prospectuses, proxy statements, and other SEC filings and reports. Advise bankers on securities law issues and regulatory requirements impacting transactions. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with bankers, Compliance, Trading, and external counsel to support complex transactions and mitigate legal risk. Work with operational personnel at Chardan. Litigation Support: Conduct e-discovery tasks, including document collection, review, and production in response to regulatory inquiries, litigation, or internal investigations. Draft and respond to subpoenas, discovery requests, and other dispute-related correspondence. Prepare and organize materials for litigation, arbitration, or regulatory proceedings, working directly with outside counsel as needed. Principal Investments Legal Work: Draft, review, and negotiate agreements for principal investments, including business combination agreements, registration rights agreements, shareholder lockup and support agreements, and other equity-related documents. Corporate Entity Management: Oversee the formation, maintenance, and governance of corporate entities and related investment agreements. Technology-Enabled Legal Work: Support the Chief Legal Officer in firm’s adoption of AI and other contracting processing-related tools. Utilize AI-powered legal research, contract analysis, and e-discovery platforms to enhance efficiency and accuracy in legal work. Continuous Improvement: Working directly with experienced Chief Legal Officer and other senior leadership on matters, gaining guidance while leading initiatives that expand the legal department’s capabilities and contribute to the firm’s ongoing growth and innovation Note: This is a hands-on role that requires direct execution of legal work. You will be expected to personally draft, review, negotiate, and manage most of your matters, rather than delegating or overseeing the work of others. Job Qualifications: Education : J.D. from a top-tier law school; strong academic credentials required. Experience : 4-7 years at a top 200 (preferably AmLaw 100) law firm, with significant exposure to investment banking, capital markets, or principal investments. Experience with ’33 and ’34 Act matters, M&A, and securities transactions. Preferred: Experience advising investment banks or financial institutions. Familiarity with SPACs, digital assets, or emerging financial technologies. Experience (or familiarity) with dispute resolution. International deal experience. Personal Attributes : Strategic thinker, problem solver, and effective communicator. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Must be able to approach matters and bankers and clients with a flexible, collaborative, can-do approach, while defending the firm from risk. Egos Need Not Apply: Talent is a prerequisite, but those who demonstrate integrity, humility, and a solutions-focused mindset in a team-oriented environment thrive at Chardan. Location : Willing to work regularly in our NYC offices, with some flexibility for hybrid (and, potentially, remote) arrangements depending on the candidate. Chardan is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by law. Chardan is always looking for strong talent to join our team. We carefully review candidate resumes on an ongoing basis. If your experience aligns with our needs, a member of our team will reach out to you. Our interview process starts with phone or Zoom interviews, followed by final round interviews where you will meet with multiple members of our team from across the organization - bankers, researchers, and sector leaders. Interviewers will evaluate your knowledge and experience and overall fit with our values and culture. Unfortunately, given the volume of applicants, we are not able to inform applicants that they are not selected for an initial interview. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that champions and amplifies diverse talent and representation across identities that have been historically missing from Wall Street and C-suite spaces. Our team is positioned for success because of the people of color, immigrants, marginalized genders, varied faiths, varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community within it. To those wondering if they are a cultural fit, if you share these values and commitments, then yes, you are. Chardan is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ancestry, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, medical condition, disability, veteran’s status, or any other basis protected by law. FAQ How will I know if I was selected for an interview? We do our best to keep our site updated. If you submitted a resume and haven’t heard from us for a month or so, we likely proceeded with other candidates for a particular position. For those in the interview process, we make a point to keep you informed if positions are filled. If I interviewed before but wasn’t selected, can I re-apply? Yes. If your experience is aligned with our needs, you are welcome to apply again. When will I hear back after an interview? Once interviews are completed for eligible candidates, we try to make hiring decisions quickly. Generally speaking, we’ll try to update you within two weeks of your last interview. One Pennsylvania Plaza Suite 4800 New York, NY 10119 One East Putnam Ave, 4th Fl. Greenwich, CT 06830 #J-18808-Ljbffr Chardan