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 support financial institution clients across litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings.

What You'll Do

• Manage complex commercial and financial services matters from pre-suit investigation through pleadings, discovery, trial preparation, and appeals.

• Draft and argue motions, briefs, and memoranda in state and federal courts, and prepare submissions for arbitration proceedings.

• Conduct and defend fact and expert witness depositions.

• Oversee large-scale document review and e-discovery processes.

• Advise financial institution clients on litigation strategy, risk, and regulatory exposure.

• Collaborate with partners on case strategy and client relationships.

• Research regulatory and common-law issues affecting financial services, including consumer finance, enforcement defense, broker-dealer disputes, and fintech or digital assets.

What We're Looking For

• Five to seven years of financial services litigation experience, including work for banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, asset managers, or fintech companies.

• Experience across litigation phases in state and federal courts and arbitration, including motion practice, depositions, and trial preparation.

• Active New York bar admission in good standing and authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Familiarity with SEC, FINRA, CFPB, and OCC matters, along with applicable consumer finance laws and cryptocurrency-related issues.

• Experience with e-discovery and large-scale document review; familiarity with Relativity, Westlaw, LexisNexis, PACER, and Microsoft Office is useful.

• BigLaw or equivalent firm experience is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $250,000 to $280,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in New York, New York, with three days per week in the office.