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 New York City, NY. 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, 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

• Comprehensive 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.

Substantial billable hours is the primary way to get the big bucks and partnership consideration at this large New York firm. With West Coast roots, but not attitude, these New York lawyers work hard. Competitive and fast-paced, this firm excels across practice areas, but is doing some particularly interesting VC work. Although a type A environment to be sure, the atmosphere is still friendly, albeit without a lot of casual partner/associate interaction. Partner/associate relationships are strong in professional terms, however, with excellent marks for training and a fairly regimented associate development program. Now competing to be one of New York's finest, this firm is increasingly selective in associate hiring.