Mid Level financial Services Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; Washington; On-site; USD 235,000 - 365,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hours-based bonus

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting is sourcing a mid-level associate for a Washington, DC Financial Services group within an AmLaw 100 client. The role centers on bank regulation, enforcement and fintech/digital asset work for major financial institutions and Fortune 100 companies.

You will advise on safety and soundness, BSA/AML, consumer protection and regulatory design, while supporting investigations and enforcement matters across Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, FinCEN and state regulators.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience focused on bank regulatory, fintech or crypto work.
• Strong research, writing and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with partners on complex matters.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Admission to the DC Bar or eligibility to practice in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Advise banks and financial institutions on federal and state regulatory issues.
• Support investigations, examinations and enforcement matters with regulatory agencies.
• Work on fintech and cryptocurrency regulatory matters and product development guidance.
• Contribute to legislative and policy work and regulatory communications.
• Draft regulatory analyses, memoranda, letters and regulator submissions.

Skills

Bank regulatory

Fintech

Cryptocurrency / digital assets

Research

Writing

Analytical skills

Job description

Our AmLaw 100 client is quietly adding a mid-level associate to its Washington, DC Financial Services group. This is a 70+ lawyer practice that sits at the center of bank regulation, enforcement, fintech and crypto work for major financial institutions, fintech platforms and Fortune 100 companies, with national rankings in financial services regulation and fintech.

You will work in a group that is known for handling complex regulatory questions, high-stakes investigations and parallel enforcement matters before federal and state banking agencies, as well as advising on cutting-edge financial products and digital asset structures.

Role Summary

In this role, you will:

Advise banks, broker-dealers, fintechs and other financial institutions on federal and state bank regulatory issues, including safety and soundness, BSA/AML, consumer protection and compliance program design.

Support investigations, examinations and enforcement matters involving agencies such as the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, FinCEN and state banking regulators.

Work on fintech and cryptocurrency matters, including product development, novel regulatory issues, and responses to supervisory and enforcement inquiries.

Contribute to legislative and policy work touching the financial services sector, including monitoring developments and helping prepare advocacy materials.

Take on substantial drafting responsibilities for regulatory analyses, memoranda, comment letters, and submissions to regulators.

You will be part of a financial services team that regularly collaborates with litigators, enforcement lawyers and transactional colleagues, giving you real exposure to contested matters and deal work in this space.

Candidate Profile

The right candidate will bring:

Class years: 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023.

At least 1 year of experience focused on one or more of the following:

Bank regulatory

Fintech or cryptocurrency / digital assets

Strong research, writing and analytical skills, with experience drafting detailed memoranda or regulatory analyses.

Ability to handle responsibilities independently while working closely with partners and senior associates on complex matters.

Excellent academic credentials.

Prior experience at, or significant interaction with, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, FinCEN, CFPB or state banking agencies is a plus.

Admission to the DC Bar or eligibility to become licensed in Washington, DC.

If you are already handling bank regulatory, AML, fintech or crypto work and want more direct regulator and enforcement exposure, this will feel like a natural next step.

Why This Role

A few reasons strong associates are taking this call:

Serious platform in financial services: The firm is nationally recognized by Chambers and Legal 500 in financial services regulation, enforcement and fintech, with a deep bench of former regulators and enforcement lawyers from agencies such as the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC and CFPB.

Regulatory plus enforcement mix: You will not be siloed. The practice spans regulatory counseling, investigations, enforcement defense, and legislative work, so your portfolio will cover both advisory and high-intensity matters.

Cutting-edge fintech and crypto: The team is a go-to for banks and funds on virtual currency and digital asset issues, including enforcement actions and regulatory strategy.

Nationally recognized firm-wide platform: The firm is repeatedly ranked as a Leading Firm in dozens of practice areas by Chambers USA, with a strong DC headquarters presence and a reputation for sophisticated regulatory and litigation work.

Compensation and benefits: The stated salary range for this role in Washington, DC is $235,000 to $365,000, with eligibility for an hours-based bonus and a competitive benefits package.

This role is structured for an associate who wants to deepen their financial regulatory and enforcement expertise in a practice where the work product actually influences agency thinking and market practice.