Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance Associate (Senior Level)
About the role
Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, seeks a senior level Associate in the Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice. The position is full-time and can be based in Miami, DC, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix, or Dallas.
Responsibilities
- Work with clients, large and small, from various industries across the country.
- Provide legal advice and counsel on financial services regulatory and compliance matters, particularly in banking, money services businesses, payment systems, and FinTech firms.
- Manage licensing/chartering processes and ensure compliance with key financial services laws and regulations such as BSA/AML, sanctions, third-party risk management, and consumer compliance.
- Engage in enforcement activities as part of the team.
Requirements
- A minimum of 6 years of financial services regulatory and compliance experience, particularly in banking, money services businesses, payment systems, and FinTech firms.
- Experience with licensing/chartering and knowledge of key financial services laws and regulations.
- Strong academic background with excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
- A strong commitment to client service and a proactive, team-oriented approach.
- Admission to or eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess a strong academic background and excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills. They should have a strong commitment to client service and be diligent, proactive, and team-oriented. Admittance to or eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction is required. Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not mandatory.
Skills
The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of financial services regulatory and compliance issues, including experience with licensing/chartering, key financial services laws and regulations, and enforcement activities.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package.
- Discretionary bonus for full-time employees.
- Health insurance with an optional Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Dental and vision care insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Vacation and sick leave.
- An employee assistance program.
- Voluntary programs such as accident, life, disability, critical illness, and cancer insurance, and pet insurance.
- Commuter and transit programs may be available in certain markets.
Pay
The expected pay range for this position is $260,000 - $365,000 per year. Salary will be determined based upon education, experience, job-related factors permitted by law, internal equity, and market data, including geographic pay differentials in locations where market pay differs from the national average.
Schedule
Full-time employees may be eligible for a 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, and an employee assistance program.
Contact Information
To apply, please submit your resume and official transcripts. Submissions from search firms should be made through our web portal for third-party submissions. Contact Samira Jacobson for access.
EEO Statement
Greenberg Traurig is an equal opportunity employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual's race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.