Mid-Level Financial Services Litigation Associate

Overview

Mid-level associate position on a financial services litigation team handling complex disputes and regulatory matters. You will advise financial institution clients on litigation strategy, risk, and regulatory exposure while working closely with partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage matters from pre-suit investigation and pleadings through discovery, trial preparation, and appeals.
• Draft and argue motions, briefs, and memoranda in federal and state courts, and prepare submissions for arbitration.
• Conduct and defend fact and expert witness depositions in complex disputes.
• Oversee large-scale document review and e-discovery processes.
• Advise clients on litigation strategy, risk assessment, and regulatory exposure, including matters involving financial services regulators.
• Collaborate with partners on case strategy, client relationships, and business development.
• Research regulatory and common-law issues involving consumer finance, broker-dealer disputes, enforcement defense, and fintech or digital assets.

Requirements

• Five to seven years of financial services litigation experience, including work across all phases of commercial litigation.
• Active New York bar license in good standing.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Experience representing financial services participants such as banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, asset managers, or fintech businesses.
• Familiarity with regulatory matters involving agencies such as the SEC, FINRA, CFPB, or OCC, and with cryptocurrency or digital assets.
• Large-scale e-discovery experience and familiarity with tools such as Relativity, Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, and Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a large or comparably demanding law firm.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $250,000 to $280,000.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

• Remote role with a primary location in New York, New York.