Financial Regulation and Derivatives Associate

Fried Frank is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mid- to Senior-Level Associate to join our rapidly growing and market-leading Financial Regulation and Derivatives Department in our New York office. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a tight-knit, dynamic and entrepreneurial team specializing in Derivatives, Structured Products, and Financial Regulation, working on a diverse range of complex transactions for commercial and investment banks, as well as end-users.  You will be an integral part of a practice focused on innovative legal solutions.

Key Responsibilities and Opportunities

• Complex Transactional Work: Representing leading financial institutions and end-users on a broad spectrum of derivatives and structured products matters.
• Highly Structured Transactions: Developing expertise in drafting documents for complex, nuanced structures and working on new and novel financial products and regulatory issues.
• Client Interaction and Leadership: Honing client skills through direct and frequent interaction with clients at all levels, fostering strong professional relationships.
• Securities Issuance Management: Managing securities issuances across multiple investment bank desks.
• Regulatory & Tax Expertise: Expanding and applying knowledge of the tax and regulatory aspects of financial products and transactions.
• Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Working closely with colleagues, clients, and attorneys in other departments across the firm.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Background: Experience in finance and/or capital markets is highly desirable.
• Legal Credentials: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required, along with admission in good standing to the New York Bar.
• Skills & Mindset:
• Comfortable with numbers and transactional law.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and a growth mindset, eager to learn and take on new challenges, team player.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment. 

The Firm pays market salaries to our attorneys.  As such, below is the current associate base salary scale:

1st year:  $225,000

2nd year: $235,000

3rd year:  $260,000

4th year:  $310,000

5th year:  $365,000

6th year:  $390,000

7th year:  $420,000   

8th year:  $435,000