Greenberg Traurig (GT), a global law firm, has an exciting full-time employment
opportunity for a senior level Associate in the Financial Regulatory &
Compliance Practice. This position can be filled in any U.S. market where the
Firm maintains an office, subject to business needs and candidate
qualifications. We offer competitive compensation and an excellent benefits
package. GT has the largest legal footprint in the United States and a strong
global financial services regulatory practice. The Associate will have the
opportunity to work with clients, large and small, from a variety of industries
across the country.
Greenberg Traurig’s Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice comprises more
than 80 attorneys throughout the United States and in Latin America, Europe and
Asia. Our department’s global platform distinctively positions us to address the
needs of both domestic and international clients. We continue to build on a
practice base that, while very broad, is nonetheless refined to serve the unique
industry, practice, and jurisdictional needs of our diverse client base.
Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 7 years of financial services regulatory
and compliance experience in mortgage lending and servicing, consumer finance,
commercial finance, alternative lending products such as buy-now-pay-later
(BNPL) and earned wage access (EWA) products, as well as FinTech products and
structures including, but not limited to, bank partnership models. In addition,
candidates should have significant experience with state licensing and have a
knowledge of key financial services laws and regulations (e.g., TILA, RESPA,
UDAAP/UDAP, HMDA, FCRA, and FDCPA). Enforcement experience is a plus as well as
experience with money services businesses and payment systems.
We are seeking candidates who possess a strong academic background and excellent
legal research, analysis and writing skills, with strong attention to detail.
Candidates must be willing to take on significant responsibility, have a strong
commitment to client service and be diligent, proactive and team oriented.
Candidates must be admitted to or eligible for admission in the relevant
jurisdiction. Fluency in Spanish is a plus but not required.
The expected pay range for this position is:
Washington, D.C: $365,000 to $400,000 per year
New York: $420,000 - $435,000 per year
Chicago: $320,000 - $360,000 per year
Salary will be determined based upon education, experience, job related factors
permitted by law, internal equity, and market data, including geographic pay
differentials in locations where market pay differs from the national average.
Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance
with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental
insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible
Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance
program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance,
voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer
insurance and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be
available in certain markets.
GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based
consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other
protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any
protected basis.