Bank Regulatory Attorney - Executive Director

Morgan Stanley has a position available in its Bank Regulatory Legal group for an attorney with bank regulatory experience with a government agency, major bank holding company and/or law firm. Experience with lending, derivatives, securities matters, investment management, and/or corporate transactions will be helpful. The position offers an opportunity to join a global financial services firm with work that presents challenging and often unique transactional, operational and structural issues. The ideal candidate will have 4 or more years of relevant experience in the bank regulatory practice of a major law firm, bank, or federal banking agency. The position will be with the Bank Regulatory Legal group in Morgan Stanley's Legal and Compliance Division in the NY metro area reporting to the Head of Bank Regulatory Legal, who reports to the U.S. Banks' General Counsel. Morgan Stanley's Bank Regulatory Legal group offers advice to internal clients globally across all of the Firms' business segments (Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management) on a range of bank regulatory issues, including the application of Regulations K, Y, and W. Attorneys in the group provide bank-specific advice on issues arising from businesses and products conducted at the firm's national bank subsidiaries including on transaction structures, documentation and execution standards and related corporate matters. A J.D., practical experience in U.S. bank regulatory law, including (but not limited to) the Bank Holding Company Act, the National Bank Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Federal Reserve Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, and regulations issued thereunder by the federal banking agencies. Solid transactional experience will be very helpful, as is experience with bank supervisory examinations and enforcement actions.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $160,000.00 and $250,000.00 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).