Regulatory, Licensing, and Enforcement Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a junior to mid-level associate with 2-4 years of experience to join their Fintech and Financial Advisory practice in Los Angeles, CA. This role involves assisting clients in the financial services industry with payments, regulatory, licensing, and government enforcement matters.

Duties

• Perform legal research on payments and consumer financial services regulatory matters.
• Analyze and communicate regulatory risk and business operations with clients and senior attorneys.
• Conduct licensing reviews, including multi-state legal surveys.
• Participate in licensing applications and maintenance matters.
• Engage in supervisory matters at the examination stage, including information collection and production.
• Participate in enforcement matters at the investigative stage, including information collection and production.
• Conduct and manage document review, production, and other related tasks.
• Prepare legal memoranda, client correspondence, reports, and settlement agreements.
• Assist with preparation for government meetings, including drafting talking points and presentations.
• Write, edit, and review reports, communications, presentations, and articles.

Requirements

• Highly motivated and creative with exceptional interpersonal and writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Comfortable handling multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Thorough, efficient, and detail-oriented in work.

Education

• Juris Doctorate degree.

Certifications

• Membership to the State Bar of the desired office.

Skills

• Regulatory, licensing, and/or enforcement experience required.
• Payments and/or general consumer financial services experience preferred.

Benefits

• Elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Mental well-being programs.
• Child, family, elder, and pet care benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability and parental leave benefits.
• Health savings account contributions and flexible spending accounts.
• 401K program.
• Compensated time off through Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

The Los Angeles office of this premier, high-level finance firm splits its full-service practice into a number of areas, including: Litigation, Corporate, Tax, Environmental, Labor & Employment, and Real Estate. Many of the firm's top clients are investment banks, but, in recent years, the firm has expanded its intellectual property litigation practice. The firm offers an entrepreneurial, upbeat work environment and an opportunity to work with fun and interesting people. Candidates we have sent here return genuinely impressed with the firms attorneys overall competence. The firm offers top market pay, and not so coincidentally, associates often complain about high expectations for billable hours. The firm recently opened its first overseas office.