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Corporate and Securities Attorney

Cascade Asset Management Company · Kirkland, WA · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$300k–$325k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have Organization Summary, Team Description, Position Description, Key Responsibilities, Professional Qualifications, Personal Attributes, What We Offer, What We Value, Employment Requirements. We must use

for section headings (e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). But we can adapt headings to match content. Must not repeat job title as heading (none given). Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must include a section only when posting has real specific content. Must not emit filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay: we have salary range info: "Base salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors... A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position will generally from $300,000 to $325,000 per year". That's specific enough to include Pay section. Benefits: we have comprehensive fully paid benefits package details. So Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned; we should not create Schedule section. Skills: maybe we can include Qualifications and Skills combined? The instruction: Use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose appropriate headings based on content. We have Organization Summary (maybe About the role?), Team Description, Position Description (maybe About the role?), Key Responsibilities (Responsibilities), Professional Qualifications (Qualifications), Personal Attributes (Skills? maybe Skills), What We Offer (Benefits and Pay), What We Value (maybe not needed), Employment Requirements (maybe Requirements). We must not create sections with filler. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can format them into appropriate sections. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "What We Value" section is EEO statement; that is boilerplate equal-opportunity. Should be removed. Also "Employment Requirements Upon hire, you are required to present proof of your eligibility to legally work in the U.S." That's not boilerplate? It's a requirement; we can keep under Requirements. We need to avoid duplication: there may be duplicated lines? Not obvious. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's structure:

About the role

Organization summary and team description and position description combined? Might be too much but we can keep as prose. Better:

About the role

Cascade Asset Management Company (“Cascade”) is the private investment firm that manages a multi-billion-dollar portfolio on behalf of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation Trust. Cascade’s mission is to generate superior long-term returns to support and advance the vital work of Mr. Gates and the Gates Foundation. Led by the same Chief Investment Officer for more than 30 years, Cascade has built a strong track record through a fundamental, long-horizon investment approach. Cascade invests across asset classes and geographies, primarily through direct investments, as well as a select group of funds and segregated accounts. Cascade is headquartered in the Seattle, Washington area.

Then maybe another paragraph for Team Description and Position Description. But we must not create multiple sections with same heading? It's okay. We could have

Team Description

but not in allowed list? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It gives examples but not exclusive; we can use other headings? Probably we should stick to those examples. Safer to use only those headings. So we need to map content to those headings. Thus: - About the role: includes organization summary, team description, position description. - Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities. - Requirements: Employment Requirements? Also maybe Professional Qualifications? Actually Requirements could be professional qualifications. But we have separate Qualifications heading. So we can use Requirements for employment eligibility, and Qualifications for professional qualifications. Skills for personal attributes? Or we could put Skills under Qualifications. But we have separate Skills heading; we can put personal attributes there. - Benefits: What We Offer (benefits details). - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: not present, so omit. We must not create empty sections. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We also might need Requirements? Could combine with Qualifications? But we have separate Requirements heading; we could put employment eligibility there. Let's do Requirements for employment eligibility (proof of work eligibility). That's specific. Thus sections: About the role Responsibilities Qualifications Skills Benefits Pay Requirements Check if any content duplicated: we need to ensure we include all substantive info. Let's extract details: Organization Summary: as above. Team Description: "Our Legal and Regulatory team prioritizes collaboration, creativity, innovation, and the ability to scale our activities to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. In addition to providing superb legal advice, our team focuses on building deep relationships to add value to our investment process. This is a great opportunity for you if you are a hands-on professional looking to make an immediate impact." Position Description: "You will join our legal team and, as part of the Securities, Trading, and Regulatory group, you will provide legal support to a complex portfolio of global assets. Your primary responsibilities will include advising our investment team on the legal, regulatory, and compliance issues affecting a wide array of investment transactions and identifying and monitoring complex legal and regulatory developments across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions. The role also supports the legal and operational infrastructure for Cascade’s trading activity, including negotiating documentation, managing broker and counterparty relationships, and addressing custody, derivatives, market infrastructure, and other trading-related issues." Key Responsibilities: list bullet points (we need to convert to
  • ). Let's list them: - Closely partner with Cascade’s investment team to provide strategic, holistic, and portfolio-informed advice with respect to public and private investments in multiple industries and jurisdictions worldwide, including minority and controlling interests in operating companies and funds - Develop an in-depth understanding of our portfolio and operations to deliver cross-functional solutions across a range of complex global rules and regulations - Analyze and prepare U.S. filings, including Schedules 13D/G, Form 13F, Form 13H, Forms 3, 4, and 5, Form 144, and Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification and Report Form, as well as comparable foreign filings - Analyze and address MNPI concerns and manage our employee trading policy - Analyze and address public company governance matters, including D&O questionnaires and related disclosures - Monitor public company positions for ownership thresholds, disclosure obligations, trading windows, and other issuer- or security-specific restrictions - Partner with the trading desk and investment services team on day-to-day trade support, including pre-trade issue spotting, trade-clearing, trading restrictions, and post-trade legal and regulatory follow-up - Design, maintain, and improve internal tools, processes, and reference materials used to support trading and public company portfolio monitoring, including restricted trading lists, legal watch lists, portfolio reports, and order-management system restrictions or warnings - Proactively identify key regulatory changes and developments that could impact our activities/portfolio and develop strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risk - Contribute to the modernization of legal team workflows, including by identifying practical opportunities to use AI-enabled tools and other technology to improve efficiency, consistency, and access to legal knowledge - Collaborate internally with the legal, investment, performance, operations, tax, and accounting teams and externally with outside counsel and other partners to develop innovative and thoughtful solutions to challenges arising in managing a global portfolio - Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements - Lead or participate in cross-functional internal projects Professional Qualifications: list bullet points: - J.D. degree, with at least 6 years of relevant experience - Excellent legal training and judgment, including significant law firm experience - In-house experience with an investment organization or public company is a strong plus - Substantive knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to securities and other investment products, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and others - Substantive knowledge of other regulatory issues relevant to a complex global portfolio (e.g., HSR, FCPA, industry regulations, etc.) - Experience advising on trading, market structure, broker or counterparty relationships, custody, derivatives, or other trading-related operational issues is a strong plus - Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and an eagerness to apply them thoughtfully and responsibly in a legal environment - Experience analyzing issues with a holistic perspective and a commercial approach - Ability to foster and maintain valued and respected relationships both internally and externally at all levels, and to cultivate a positive and productive team dynamic - Exemplary written and oral communication skills, with the ability to succinctly translate legal principles into practical and actionable business use Personal Attributes: bullet list: - Intellectual curiosity, with a growth mindset and eagerness to stretch outside your comfort zone, learn new areas of expertise, and broaden your skill set - Problem solver who takes initiative in looking over the horizon in anticipation of opportunities, new developments, and challenges - Highly collaborative, with the flexibility to take on stretch assignments and the humility to thoughtfully execute less glamorous assignments - Gifted at navigating ambiguity - Highest levels of professionalism and integrity What We Offer: includes base salary description, bonus, benefits. We need to separate Pay and Benefits. Pay: "Base salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, education, and degree to which a candidate meets the role requirements, current business needs, and market factors. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position will generally from $300,000 to $325,000 per year, but the final salary offered may be outside this range based on these reasons and individual circumstances." Benefits: "Additionally, base salary is only part of the total compensation package as we believe that our employees are the reason for our success, and in recognition of their contributions, eligible employees may participate in a generous annual performance-based discretionary bonus program. Cascade proudly supports our employees and their families with a comprehensive fully paid benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability insurance, and a generous employer match to 401(k) retirement savings contributions. Employees are also eligible for 18 days of paid vacation each year for the first four years of employment, eight paid holidays, up to three floating holidays per year, up to 14 days of sick leave, and a generous paid parental and family leave program. Our benefits also include several employee wellness programs and mental health resources, a charitable giving match, and reimbursement for fitness, daycare, and/or commuter expenses." We need to keep that. Employment Requirements: "Upon hire, you are required to present proof of your eligibility to legally work in the U.S." We should not include EEO statement. Now craft HTML. We'll have:

    About the role

    Organization summary...

    Team description...

    Position description...

    But maybe we should keep as separate paragraphs. Then

    Responsibilities

    • ... each

    Qualifications

    • ... professional qualifications

    Skills

    • ... personal attributes

    Benefits

    ... benefits text

    Pay

    ... salary text

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