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This email goes out to 1,864 South Asian legal professionals. That’s 53 new members just looking for some pani.
Grow this newsletter
This community is only as effective as its members. Pani Cooler is looking for additional roles in these categories:
In-house
Legal-adjacent
Law student
If you see a role on LinkedIn or if a friend mentions a role, send it my way and I’ll add it here.
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In-house:
Looking to grow a publicly-traded media company through M&A? M&A is central to the value of this holding company. Roll up to the GC, who got promoted from this role. Highly compensated. 5 or more years of experience, NYC based.
Join an early-stage venture capital firm with hundreds of investments and over 50 exits. If you’re a 2019 or 2020 M&A associate, this is the place to be. Exceptional compensation. NYC based.
If you want to be a fractional GC for a VC fund portfolio - e.g., working on half a dozen startup businesses at once, this is the place to be. This is for 4-5th year associates in NYC.
Law Firm:
If you want to level up or reposition your practice to a cutting-edge national IP practice and you’re a 3rd-6th year patent litigation associate with life sciences and EE experience, let me know.
A marquee law firm is looking for a private equity, M&A, or funds partner in Chicago, you’ll grow its foothold in a key market.
If you’re a patent litigation partner in SF, NYC, Boston, or DC looking for a growing, collaborative platform, we should talk about this national firm.
The Jobs
The mission of Pani Cooler is to build direct connections between South Asian lawyers. A key part of that is getting South Asian lawyers hired and promoted. The below roles include contact information for your colleagues. Reach out to these lawyers in a manner consistent with the goals of building community on this platform. Apply for any roles listed on the website, as available.
In-House
Ashwin Krishnan: Ashwin is Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Betr. Ashwin’s team is looking for an Associate Counsel.
Om Jahagirdar: Om is Associate General Counsel at Freddie Mac. Om's team is looking for an Assistant General Counsel.
Government
Avy Malik: Avy is General Counsel of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The Department is looking for a Senior Counsel.
Madiha Zuberi: Madiha is Enforcement Attorney at SEC’s San Francisco Regional Office, Division of Enforcement. The SEC is looking for a General Attorney.
Hiral Mehta: Hiral is Deputy Chief at U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York. The U.S. Attorney's Office is looking for an Assistant U. S. Attorney.
Law Firm
Harsh Parikh: Harsh is a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP. Harsh's team is looking for a Senior Health Care Transactions Associate.
Ajay Mago: Ajay is managing partner at Edwards Maxson Mago & Macaulay, LLP. Ajay's team is looking for attorneys with 6+ years of substantive experience in the relevant area of practice to join the firm’s Bankruptcy, Technology Transactions, Commercial Contracts, Corporate – Private Equity and M&A, Corporate – Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, and Banking and Finance practice groups. The positions can be remote anywhere in the U.S. or hybrid in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, and New York.
Law Student
Joth Bhullar: Joth is Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs at Pac-12 Networks. Pac-12 is hiring its Legal Intern for Summer 2023.
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