Firm Summary
White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.
With lawyers operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.
It's not just about our global network of offices; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.
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Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.
Position Summary
We are looking for a mid-level associate to join our financial services regulatory (FSR) team as an associate in our New York office. Our FSR team focuses on a broad range of financial services laws and regulations that affect our global client base of financial and non-financial enterprises, including banking, payments, lending, virtual currency, and related areas. We also advise on related corporate, securities, commodities, insurance, and similiar laws and regulations. Our advice is broad and strategic, and is closely tied to transactional and enforcement matters. Our clients include U.S. and non-U.S. bank holding companies, commercial and investment banks, payment procecessors, clearing and settlement systems, virtual currency service providers, technology and media companies offering financial services products, marketplace and other non-bank lenders, investment funds, sovereign wealth funds and a variety of other participants in the world's key financial markets. Our work with clients on fintech matters will be a core and important aspect of this position.
You should have strong academic credentials as well as an aptitude for navigating the complex and fast-evolving regulatory landscape in a strategic transactional and enforcement context. An independent self-starter, you will use your astute judgment proactively to anticipate client needs, and contribute to the success of multiple projects.
Both pragmatic and a quick learner, you will manage multiple work streams for both internal projects as well as client matters. You will have proven contract drafting and writing skills, be knowledgeable about research resources, and committed to producing high quality, accurate work.
Ambitious and passionate about working within our diverse team and covering deeply the financial services sector, you will ready for the challenges of working in a global law firm.
We offer high-quality, internationally-oriented work on the most challenging financial services issues, along with a competitive salary package and an opportunity to develop your skills as a lawyer working on precedent-setting matters alongside notable leaders in the private bar, including former senior regulators of financial institutions.
Our Practice Area
Our FSR team helps international financial services institutions achieve their goals and optimize their strategy within multiple, evolving regulatory environments. The quality of the work is first-rate, as is the caliber of partners and colleagues. You should be open to constantly learning from some of the best minds in the world, on matters with significant and wide-ranging impact across industries and borders. Our clients range from the world's largest banks to small investment firms just setting up.
Our work features a stimulating mix of large and small clients, both domestic and cross border.
Team members are expected to work independently; managing deadlines, committing to finishing tasks and identifying issues before they arise.
As an associate, you will feel comfortable managing large volumes of information, to form an authoritative view and provide timely advice. Creating success for the team is at the heart of what we do, and we take every opportunity to go beyond what is expected to deliver outstanding work. Our team is notably diverse, but we are united by our curiosity and motivation.
Duties and Accountabilities
- Researching, advising and preparing memoranda and opinions on FSR matters
- Negotiating and drafting commercial agreements, terms of service, policies and procedures, and other transactional documents
- Coordinating with adjunct capital markets, M&A, finance, litigation, and other teams to bring financial services expertise to transactional and enforcement matters
- Working with colleagues as a team on FSR matters for clients
- Actively contributing to FSR team meetings and initiatives
- Participating in business development initiatives, including pitches to clients
- Helping write client alerts and articles on FSR matters
- Enhancing your expertise by attending CLE and other programs relevant to our FSR practice
- Helping develop and present programs for our debt finance team on relevant FSR issues
Qualifications
- Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
- Commercial and business awareness
- Ability to see the big picture and think strategically about client issues
- Outstanding communication and negotiation skills
- Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects
- Excellent drafting skills
- Driven by professional growth
- Strong professional presence
- Strong client service focus
- Team player
- Strong judgment
- Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative
- Long-term interest in business law
- International experience a plus
- Transactional experience a plus
- Prior work experience with a financial institution or in a fintech role is welcome
- Educational experience in business (MBA, CFA, etc.) a plus but not required
- Experience at a Federal banking agency (FED, OCC or FDIC) a plus but not required
Location and Reporting
- This position will be located in New York
- Salary range: 295,000 - 400,000
Equal Opportunities
White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.
If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you.