Full-Time
Staff Accountant
Updated on 8/1/2026
McGuireWoods
1,001-5,000 employees
Global law firm delivering client-focused services
Compensation Overview
$62.1k - $86.9k/yr
Richmond, VA, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid remote work is available for most employees.
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- Functional knowledge of Excel.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to ensure timely and accurate completion of projects.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong planning, organizational, detail-oriented, and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in using innovative artificial intelligence technology, including Harvey and Copilot, to support efficient, high-impact work.
- Perform monthly account reconciliations for moderately complex accounts.
- Analyze general ledger fluctuations and research discrepancies.
- Perform specialized accounting functions to support the firm's fiduciary responsibilities to its clients.
- Play a major role in monthly close processes, including preparing journal entries and related audit trail support.
- Reconcile and monitor the majority of the firm's cash accounts.
- Record intercompany cash receipts.
- Support the manager on special projects and lead less complex projects as needed.
- A preferred degree in accounting.
- One to two years of experience.
McGuireWoods is a leading global law firm that provides a wide range of legal services to businesses. Its lawyers help clients with corporate, litigation, intellectual property, financial services, and other legal areas by offering practical, business-minded advice and representation. The firm works by assembling teams of experienced attorneys who listen to clients, understand their industries, and deliver timely, actionable solutions through collaborative, client-focused service. What sets it apart is its long-standing client relationships, a deep commitment to service, and recognition from independent rankings for client satisfaction and innovative approaches. With more than 1,000 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide, the firm combines broad expertise with a global footprint to support clients wherever they operate. Its goal is to help clients navigate legal challenges and opportunities with clear, effective counsel that aligns with their business goals.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia
Founded
1834
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Marc Nickel returned as San Francisco tax partner, adding nearly 20 years of energy tax expertise in early 2026.
- David Aaronson joined Houston as partner, strengthening energy M&A and finance capabilities with 16 years advising oil and gas firms.
- Hillary Patterson and Jessica Tobin were hired in Richmond to expand capital markets practice, focusing on asset-based lending and private equity financings.
What critics are saying
- Latham & Watkins poached health care partner Jennifer Yoo in LA eroding McGuireWoods' Chicago life sciences lead within 6–12 months.
- Perkins Coie's defection of nine litigation partners created internal turbulence and rival client backlash targeting McGuireWoods' antitrust/aviation niches within 12–18 months.
- SEC ex-director Gary Leung's return exposed McGuireWoods to retaliatory enforcement actions from former SEC targets, risking $100M+ in lost regulatory fees within 9–12 months.
What makes McGuireWoods unique
- McGuireWoods uniquely combines former SEC regional director and top auditor defense counsel in Los Angeles.
- The firm integrates a CDC microbiologist with deep legal experience for health care and life sciences.
- McGuireWoods expanded West Coast with nine elite litigation partners from Perkins Coie, including two Supreme Court clerks.
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Company News
Yale looks to bend the knee as Trump admin launches investigation, reveals the New York Times. Yale University has already sought settlement talks with the Trump Administration in the face of a widespread probe into its admission policies, according to a Friday New York Times report. One of the country's most elite universities apparently does not want the same high-profile, months-long fight with the government that its historic rival, Harvard, faced last year, The Times reported. Three sources told the outlet the government has launched an investigation of the New Haven, Connecticut-based school for giving preferential treatment to Black and Hispanic applicants at its medical school, and is also reviewing Yale's undergraduate and law school practices. In response, Yale has brought in Virginia-based law firm McGuireWoods to negotiate a settlement with the US Department of Justice and avoid any financial penalties, the report noted. The firm helped the University of Virginia reach its own settlement with the DOJ in October 2025, to the tune of more than $1.8 million in legal fees, according to student newspaper The Cavalier Daily. While the Justice Department probe of Yale's undergraduate and law schools has not yet been made public, The Times said, the department slammed the school in May for having "intentionally selected applicants based on their race" at the Yale School of Medicine: Yale's documents reveal that they studied how to use racial proxies to circumvent the Supreme Court's prohibition on using race to select students. Yale's admissions data demonstrate that Black and Hispanic students have a much higher chance of admission to Yale than White or Asian students with the same test scores. Yale's apparently quick capitulation marks a distinctly different approach to the Trump administration's aggressive efforts to root out diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Harvard - which battled the government for months and defied orders to cut such programs. Though Trump proclaimed in September that the Administration had "reached a deal" with Harvard, no deal came to fruition, and by February, the President branded the school "strongly antisemitic" and demanded $1 billion in damages. Yale did not immediately respond to Mediaite's request for comment.
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