Legal & Compliance Associate - Wealth & Custody

Overview

This role supports a Fortune 500 financial services client on a temp-to-perm basis, providing legal, compliance, and related support across wealth and custody products.

Ideal for early-career professionals looking to enter HNW wealth, insurance, and asset-management work, with strong exposure to custody, product, and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Support legal, compliance, and related work across custodian arrangements and asset-management structures for HNW client assets.
• Assist with commercial and product documentation for life insurance, investment, and wealth products (including HNW insurance / VUL where applicable).
• Help coordinate new product launches, tracking approvals, conditions, and documentation with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Conduct targeted regulatory and market research, and convert findings into clear, practical summaries for the business.
• Liaise with operations, front office, and external service providers to resolve day-to-day custody and documentation issues.
• Contribute to process improvements involving documentation, checks, and record-keeping to enhance control and efficiency.

Requirements

• Junior or early-career professional with internship or work experience in legal/compliance or operational roles, ideally from experience involving client assets or investment products (e.g., trustee company, securities firm, custodian bank, or corporate-service provider).
• Exposure to custody, asset-management, or wealth/insurance products (HNW insurance / VUL experience is a plus, but not mandatory).
• Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, and documentation skills.
• Comfortable reading and working with commercial and product agreements.
• Proactive, “no-task-too-small” mindset and strong interest in building a career in wealth, legal, and compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with HNW insurance / VUL (preferred, but not required).

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package, including health benefits and CPF/MPF contributions.
• Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.

Working Location

• Remote, onsite, or hybrid options depending on client requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or harass on the basis of protected characteristics under applicable law.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request and consistent with applicable laws for individuals with disabilities to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.

Background Checks and Work Authorization

Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.