Experience counseling clients on securities laws and regulations, including matters involving broker-dealers, investment advisers, private funds, trading platforms, and other financial services firms.
Preferred experience includes SEC and FINRA regulatory requirements, securities compliance, registrations, examinations, SEC or FINRA enforcement, and transactional or product-related regulatory analysis.
Experience advising on securities-related digital asset matters, including tokenization, and familiarity with the application of federal securities laws to digital asset products, platforms, and transactions is required.
Prior law firm experience is strongly preferred.
The role offers the opportunity to advise clients on a broad range of securities regulatory and digital asset matters and to develop practical and sophisticated regulatory counseling skills.

Financial Innovation & Regulation Securities Associate

3-5 PQE · September 3, 2026 (2 months ago)

Steptoe LLP

3-5 PQE · September 3, 2026 (2 months ago)

Salary

$260,000 - $365,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Corporate · Broker-Dealer · Compliance/Regulatory · Securities

Locations

District of Columbia · New York City · Houston · Los Angeles · San Francisco · Chicago

Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

Overview

Experience counseling clients on securities laws and regulations, including matters involving broker-dealers, investment advisers, private funds, trading platforms, and other financial services firms.
Preferred experience includes SEC and FINRA regulatory requirements, securities compliance, registrations, examinations, SEC or FINRA enforcement, and transactional or product-related regulatory analysis.
Experience advising on securities-related digital asset matters, including tokenization, and familiarity with the application of federal securities laws to digital asset products, platforms, and transactions is required.
Prior law firm experience is strongly preferred.
The role offers the opportunity to advise clients on a broad range of securities regulatory and digital asset matters and to develop practical and sophisticated regulatory counseling skills.

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Last updated: November 10, 2026