Financial Services Regulatory Associate US Law Firm - London
A highly regarded US law firm is continuing the strategic growth of its London Financial Services Regulatory practice and is keen to speak with talented junior associates in the 1–3 PQE range.
The team advises a broad range of financial institutions, fintech businesses, payment services providers, investment firms, digital asset platforms and funds clients on complex UK and European financial regulatory matters. The practice spans advisory, transactional and contentious regulatory work, including financial services regulation, fintech and digital assets, cross-border regulatory structuring, authorisations, investigations, governance and ongoing compliance matters.
The group is particularly well regarded for its ability to advise on cutting-edge and fast-evolving regulatory developments across the financial services landscape, with increasing involvement in fintech innovation, digital payments, crypto asset regulation and broader technology-driven financial products.
Unlike many comparable international platforms, the London regulatory team operates with genuine autonomy and maintains its own direct client relationships, allowing associates to gain meaningful client exposure, substantive responsibility and hands-on experience from a very early stage in their careers.
The practice works closely with colleagues across the US, Europe and Asia on cross-border mandates, regularly advising clients navigating multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks and international expansion strategies.
Why this opportunity stands out:
• Broad and varied financial services regulatory practice with particularly strong fintech and digital assets exposure
• Significant involvement in complex and evolving regulatory advisory work rather than narrow process-driven matters
• Lean team structure with excellent partner access and mentoring
• Direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility at junior level
• International platform with strong cross-border collaboration across the US and Asia
• Entrepreneurial and intellectually strong culture with high levels of autonomy
• Exposure to cutting-edge regulatory developments affecting the financial services industry
• Excellent long-term technical development and progression prospects within a growing practice
The firm is particularly interested in candidates who:
• Have between 1–3 PQE in financial services regulation from a strong UK or international practice
• Possess solid grounding across UK financial regulatory frameworks and advisory work
• Have a genuine interest in banking regulation, fintech, payments, digital assets and broader financial regulatory developments
• Enjoy technically detailed, drafting-heavy and research-intensive advisory work
• Are commercially minded and able to engage confidently with sophisticated clients
• Thrive in collaborative, intellectually demanding and fast-paced environments
Importantly, this is not a pure funds regulatory or heavily CASS-focused position. The work is considerably broader and offers exposure across a wide range of financial regulatory issues affecting banks, fintech's, investment firms, payment institutions and wider financial market participants.
The firm operates on a Cravath compensation model and offers market-leading remuneration, high-quality international work and strong long-term career progression prospects within a growing London platform.
This opportunity would particularly suit ambitious junior associates seeking broader regulatory exposure, greater responsibility early on and the chance to work on some of the most commercially significant and evolving areas within financial services regulation.
If you would be interested in hearing more on a confidential basis, please feel free to get in touch.