The Washington, DC office of McGuireWoods is seeking an Associate for their Financial Services & Securities Enforcement Department.

McGuireWoods LLP seeks to identify an associate to join the Firm’s Securities Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling Practice Group in our DC office. Our Securities Enforcement & Regulatory Practice Group is a national leader in securities enforcement defense and broker-dealer and investment adviser regulatory counseling and routinely represents clients in matters before, among others, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and state securities regulators and attorneys general.

This is an opportunity to work with a rapidly growing and nationally recognized practice. We offer a team that is cohesive, collegial, and focuses on long-term attorney development and success. The candidate will work with partners and clients across the country and internationally. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, billable hours credit for pro bono work, and a hybrid in office/remote option allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has provided legal solutions to corporate, individual and nonprofit clients since 1834. Along with excellent benefits, McGuireWoods offers our attorneys a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities and billable hours credit for pro bono work. Continually establishing new initiatives and enhancing existing efforts, we focus on meaningful support for our lawyers in their careers.  Our Applicant Disclosures describe your rights. Our Privacy Statement describes how we will process and safeguard your personal data.

Salary: $260,000 - $380,000+

• Qualified candidates will have 3-6 years of government investigations or regulatory enforcement or counseling experience in a first-tier law firm.
• Superb academic credentials and writing skills are required. 
• Experience working within regulatory agencies or as a judicial law clerk is highly valued.
• DC bar admission is required.  

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