Financial Services Litigation Partner

Jobot; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Bonus opportunities

Full benefits

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Financial Services Litigation Partner to lead defense of broker-dealers and related professionals. Remote or hybrid work options are available, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

The ideal candidate has extensive FINRA/AAA arbitration experience, strong writing and case management skills, and the ability to grow a practice. You'll manage arbitration, litigation, and regulatory matters, advise clients on compliance, and collaborate across offices.

Qualifications

• Licensed in the state where you live.
• 10+ years of financial services litigation experience.
• FINRA, AAA, and other arbitration experience, including customer and intra-industry disputes for broker-dealers, RIAs, and financial professionals.
• Experience responding to FINRA, SEC, and state regulatory investigations and enforcement actions.
• Experience defending financial services professionals in state and federal court.
• Experience representing insurance agents in professional liability claims.
• Strong writing, research, and case management skills, and the ability to run multiple matters independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage arbitration, litigation, and regulatory matters from intake to resolution.
• Give clients strategic guidance and regular case updates.
• Collaborate with attorneys across offices and practice groups.
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance.

Skills

Litigation experience

Writing skills

Research skills

Case management

Multi-matter handling

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission (home state)

Job description

Financial Services Litigation Partner (FINRA / Broker-Dealer Defense), Remote or Hybrid

Salary: $200,000 - $350,000 per year

A bit about us:

Our client is a full-service national law firm with offices across the U.S. and a deep litigation and defense bench. Its growing Financial Services and Institutions practice counsels and defends broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, insurance agents, and other financial services firms and professionals in FINRA, AAA, and other arbitrations, in state and federal courts, and in regulatory examinations and proceedings.

Why join us?

• Flexible work, with hybrid and fully remote options set with you based on your experience, responsibilities, and team needs
• Unlimited PTO for attorneys
• Discretionary and billable-based bonus opportunities, plus a full benefits package
• A national platform with colleagues across offices and practice groups to help grow your practice
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial culture with real room for client development

Job Details

You'll run your own matters and help grow a practice built for the people who keep the financial markets running and occasionally get sued for it.

• Manage arbitration, litigation, and regulatory matters from intake to resolution
• Give clients strategic guidance and regular case updates
• Collaborate with attorneys across offices and practice groups
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance

Qualifications

Required

• Licensed in the state where you live
• 10+ years of financial services litigation experience
• FINRA, AAA, and other arbitration experience, including customer and intra-industry disputes, for broker-dealers, RIAs, and financial professionals
• Experience responding to FINRA, SEC, and state regulatory investigations and enforcement actions
• Experience defending financial services professionals in state and federal court
• Experience representing insurance agents in professional liability claims
• Strong writing, research, and case management skills, and the ability to run multiple matters independently

Preferred

• Florida Bar admission
• A portable book of business
• Admission in a jurisdiction where the firm has an office

Compensation

Competitive compensation with discretionary and billable-based bonus opportunities, a full benefits package, and unlimited PTO.

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