Legal jobs in Financial Services

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Legal Recruiting Assistant to support the Legal Recruiting team. This role is ideal for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in legal recruiting within a fast-paced, high-caliber law firm environment.

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial Legal Counsel to provide business unit coverage to the Global Markets Prime Services business, with a focus on: equity derivatives, Master Confirmation Agreements and related documentation and synthetic prime brokerage matters.

The Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for handling legal matters pertaining to registered investment companies. This role requires expertise in the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act.

The Senior Counsel will provide business unit coverage with a focus on equity derivatives, margin loans and structured notes. The Managing Counsel will be solutions-oriented and have a strong understanding securities laws while structuring and advising on transactions for the Global Equities and Global IB businesses.

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial Director, Managing Counsel to provide business unit coverage with a focus on M&A, financial advisory and capital markets matters. The Managing Counsel will partner with senior investment banking leaders and have a strong understanding of both public and private M&A transactions, financial advisory and capital markets transactions (ECM/DCM).

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial Director, Managing Counsel to provide business unit coverage with a focus on equity derivatives, margin loans and structured notes. The Managing Counsel will be solutions-oriented and have a strong understanding securities laws while structuring and advising on transactions for the Global Equities and Global IB businesses.

Top investment bank has an opening for an entrepreneurial M&A Advisory Counsel to provide business unit coverage with a focus on M&A and financial advisory matters.

This consultant will be 5 days in Midtown NYC. Responsibilities include compiling evidence, drafting reports such as SARs, and maintaining accurate documentation and tracking logs related to anti-money laundering efforts.

The consultant will be based in the Midtown office five days a week. They will be responsible for conducting continuous monitoring and testing to ensure the New York Branch maintains effective and sustainable compliance with all regulatory requirements, excluding Financial Crimes Compliance. Any instances of non-compliance must be promptly escalated.

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Compliance Consultant to join its New York-based Compliance team for a 4-month contract role. This consultant will support a range of tasks across the Financial Crimes Compliance program, with a focus on AML/KYC remediation, data clean-up, and sanctions screening. The ideal candidate brings a solid background in AML compliance & work on-site 5 days per week in New York City.

This hybrid compliance role focuses on ISO 20022 message testing, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring system updates. The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of experience, knowledge of compliance systems, basic programming/testing skills, and familiarity with ISO messaging and project documentation.

Our client is seeking someone with experience in new accounts opening to join their team.

Our client is seeking a experienced Transaction Monitoring professional with retail banking alerts clearing experience.

Our client is seeking a experienced Transaction Monitoring/Correspondent Banking Consultant to join their team.

The Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Analyst plays a key role in protecting the institution from financial crime by performing detailed assessments of high-risk clients and transactions. This position ensures compliance with anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and sanctions regulations through comprehensive analysis and well-documented findings.

This Client Onboarding Consultant is responsible for managing end-to-end client onboarding processes including conducting KYC due diligence, OFAC and negative news screening, and preparing required documentation based on client risk levels. The position requires close coordination with internal teams and external clients, attention to regulatory compliance, and the ability to prioritize onboarding cases to meet deadlines efficiently.

The Director, Senior Counsel will join the Global Markets legal team of a growing investment bank and will be responsible for providing primary legal support across a variety of capital markets transactions, with a focus on funding-type transactions in the Global Markets business.

The Senior Counsel will join the Global Markets legal team of a growing investment bank and will be responsible for providing primary legal support to the fixed income sales and trading desks.

This long term contract supports the Compliance Operations Director with the Branch's Compliance Department Operations training program, including training tracking and MIS. Along with this, the consultant will assist with composing compliance reports as needed for senior management.

This role involves ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, investigating alerts from transaction monitoring systems, and conducting research to assess potential suspicious activities. Additional responsibilities include compiling documentation, performing PEP and negative news searches, writing investigation narratives, and supporting the AML team with data analysis, reporting, and system testing.

This contract role focuses on testing and documenting system changes related to the ISO 20022 migration, with a particular emphasis on impacts to sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems. The position involves UAT coordination, FircoSoft list management, and compliance reporting for head office and model risk approvals.

The Regulatory Relations Contract Associate will support the Regulatory Affairs Office by coordinating regulatory inquiries, meetings, and exams, while maintaining accurate records and clear communication. The role also involves cross-functional coordination and assisting with regulatory updates and submissions.

We are seeking an experienced AML/FIU Analyst with 2-3 years in financial services, preferably with exposure to retail and consumer banking. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of efficiently handling and resolving approximately 20 alerts per day. Responsibilities include conducting thorough investigations, identifying suspicious activity, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Join one of the fastest growing broker-dealer compliance programs in the US for the 5th largest US Bank, playing a pivotal role as a director of debt capital markets compliance.

Join the 5th largest bank in the US as they look to continually build out and enhance their broker dealer compliance testing team.

A chance to join one of the fastest growing diversified global financial services platforms as a key member of their compliance advisory function.

Join a fast-growing, diversified global financial services platform as they look to bring on a new Director in the broker-dealer compliance advisory space

Join a dynamic governance team providing hands-on support to board operations, including drafting board minutes and participating directly in high-level meetings. This role offers a unique opportunity to advance your career by working closely with board members and contributing to strategic decision-making at the highest level.

The Temp Regulatory Affairs Analyst will support our client's Regulatory Affairs Office by coordinating regulatory communications, tracking inquiries and deliverables, managing meeting logistics, and maintaining accurate records. The role involves close collaboration with internal stakeholders and U.S. regulators to ensure timely, high-quality responses and adherence to compliance standards, particularly in areas such as BSA/AML and OFAC.

Our client, focusing on Corporate and Investment Banking Services for multinational clients, is seeking a Financial Crimes Implementation Consultant to support the replacement and implementation of its Transaction Monitoring (TM) and OFAC Screening system. This is a long-term contract role through December 2026, offering a hybrid schedule based in Midtown New York City.