Mid-Level Financial Services Litigation Associate

About the Role

Join a financial services litigation team as a mid-level associate handling complex disputes and regulatory matters. You will work closely with partners and advise financial institution clients on litigation strategy, risk, and regulatory exposure.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What We're Looking For

• Five to seven years of financial services litigation experience, including work across all phases of commercial litigation.

• An active New York bar license in good standing and 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.

• Experience at a large or comparably demanding law firm is preferred.

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.