Financial Services Litigation Attorney

Experience: 5–7 years

Annual salary range: $250,000–$280,000

Build your practice handling high-stakes litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters for financial services clients.

J&R Ross Agency, LLC is recruiting a Financial Services Litigation Associate Attorney for a law firm’s busy and growing New York practice.

The group represents broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, financial advisors, cryptocurrency participants, and other financial services businesses in complex disputes and regulatory proceedings.

This opportunity offers substantive case responsibility, collaboration with partners on litigation strategy, and exposure to sophisticated matters involving financial institutions and regulated entities.

What you’ll do

• Manage commercial and financial services disputes from pre-suit investigation through pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, trial preparation, and appeals.
• Draft briefs, motions, memoranda, and arbitration submissions; present arguments in court and arbitration proceedings.
• Conduct and defend depositions of fact and expert witnesses.
• Oversee document review and e-discovery in large-scale matters.
• Handle regulatory matters and arbitrations involving financial services participants.
• Advise clients on litigation strategy, risk assessment, and regulatory exposure.
• Work with partners to develop case strategy and manage client relationships.
• Research complex regulatory and common-law issues affecting the financial services industry.

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and an active New York attorney license in good standing.
• Five to seven years of commercial litigation experience, including hands-on work in arbitration and regulatory matters.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex matters, exercise sound judgment, and meet competing deadlines.
• Familiarity with financial institution regulatory frameworks and enforcement proceedings, including those involving agencies or organizations such as the SEC, FINRA, CFPB, or OCC.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency and related financial services issues.
• An intellectually curious, collaborative approach and a commitment to responsive client service.

Experience that will distinguish your application

• Representation of banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, registered investment advisers, asset managers, or fintech companies.
• Substantive responsibility for financial services litigation, arbitration, or regulatory proceedings.
• Experience handling FINRA arbitrations or proceedings before FINRA’s Office of Hearing Officers.

Submission Requires:

• Current résumé
• Legal writing sample
• Official or unofficial law school transcript

J&R Ross Agency will contact qualified candidates to discuss the opportunity confidentially.

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