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.
- Assist in the licensing and chartering process for financial services entities.
- Conduct legal research, analysis, and writing, with a focus on 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 practice.
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 and excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
- A strong commitment to client service and a proactive, diligent, and team-oriented approach.
- Admission to or eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Fluency in Spanish is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Strong academic background.
- Excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
- A strong commitment to client service.
- A proactive, diligent, and team-oriented approach.
- Admission to or eligibility for admission in the relevant jurisdiction.
Skills
- Financial services regulatory and compliance experience.
- Licensing/chartering expertise.
- Knowledge of key financial services laws and regulations.
- Enforcement experience (a plus).
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Excellent benefits package.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Health insurance with an optional HSA.
- Short and long-term disability.
- Dental and vision care.
- Life insurance.
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- 401K plan.
- Vacation and sick time.
- An employee assistance program.
- Voluntary programs including voluntary 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.
Contact Information
To apply, please submit your resume and official transcript(s). Submissions from search firms should be made through our web portal for third-party submissions; contact Samira Jacobson for access.