The global law firm of K&L Gates seeks to hire immediately for its Washington, DC office an associate for its dynamic, active, growing Financial Services Policy/Regulatory practice with nationally recognized practices in public policy and financial services.

This position is responsible for legislative and regulatory activity pertaining to financial services, with a focus on of the Dodd-Frank Act and associated rulemakings (including Title VII (over-the-counter derivatives)). Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Researching and drafting a variety of briefing materials, talking points, letters of support, testimony, statements for the record, comment letters, policy-related correspondence, and other items.
• Monitoring, analyzing, and providing updates and memoranda on relevant legislative and regulatory developments.
• Coordinating meetings with policymakers, including managing lobby days.
• Assisting in developing advocacy strategy and key messages on client issues.
• Communicating (written and oral) with internal team, clients, policymakers, and third parties.
• Coordinating with internal team on client issues and responding to client requests.

Qualifications

• Attorney, with 2-4 years of legal experience preferably in private practice
• Previous governmental (Congress; Administration) or trade association experience helpful.
• Knowledge of Dodd-Frank Act and associated rulemakings including Title VII (over-the-counter derivatives).
• Strong research, analytical, evaluative, and constructive thinking skills, particularly the ability to distill complex issues.
• Excellent communications skills (both oral and written).
• Strong project management skills, with ability to organize, prioritize, and handle multiple projects on tight timeframes while being thorough and detail-oriented.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others, particularly internal team.

K&L Gates represents leading global corporations, growth and middle-market companies, capital markets participants and entrepreneurs in every major industry group as well as public sector entities, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and individuals. Our practice is a robust full market practice — cutting edge, complex and dynamic, at once regional, national and international in scope.