Consumer Finance Regulatory Associate (Senior Level)

About the role

Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, seeks a senior level Associate in the Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice. This position can be filled in any U.S. market where the Firm maintains an office, subject to business needs and candidate qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries across the country.
• Provide legal advice and counsel on financial services regulatory and compliance matters, including mortgage lending and servicing, consumer finance, commercial finance, alternative lending products such as buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and earned wage access (EWA) products, as well as FinTech products and structures including, but not limited to, bank partnership models.
• Have significant experience with state licensing and have a knowledge of key financial services laws and regulations (e.g., TILA, RESPA, UDAAP/UDAP, HMDA, FCRA, and FDCPA).
• Enforcement experience is a plus as well as experience with money services businesses and payment systems.

Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of financial services regulatory and compliance experience in mortgage lending and servicing, consumer finance, commercial finance, alternative lending products such as buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and earned wage access (EWA) products, as well as FinTech products and structures including, but not limited to, bank partnership models.
• Significant experience with state licensing and have a knowledge of key financial services laws and regulations (e.g., TILA, RESPA, UDAAP/UDAP, HMDA, FCRA, and FDCPA).
• Enforcement experience is a plus as well as experience with money services businesses and payment systems.

Qualifications

• A strong academic background.
• Excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
• A strong commitment to client service and be diligent, proactive, and team-oriented.

Skills

• Strong attention to detail.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Health insurance with an optional HSA.
• Short term disability.
• Long term disability.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision care.
• Life insurance.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401K.
• Vacation, sick time.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance, and pet insurance.

Pay

• Washington, D.C.: $365,000 to $400,000 per year.
• New York: $420,000 - $435,000 per year.
• Chicago: $320,000 - $360,000 per year.

Schedule

• Full time.

Greenberg Traurig is an Equal Opportunity Employer.