FINRA Legal Extern, Enforcement (UNPAID)

Company: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
Location: Jericho
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

Legal externs work closely with Enforcement's attorneys, investigators and management to assist Enforcement in investigating and determining whether FINRA regulated firms and/or associated individuals violated the federal securities laws or FINRA, NASD, or MSRB rules. Externs perform a variety of tasks including legal research and writing, document review, as well as assisting staff to prepare for investigative testimony and hearings. Externs also have the opportunity to observe on-the-record interviews and settlement negotiations, and to attend topical lectures.

Term of Position

* Spring: January - April
* Summer: May - July/August
* Fall: September - December

Hiring Criteria

* Graduate student pursuing JD or LLM
* Securities law related course work and/or knowledge of securities law or brokerage regulations are not required, but preferred
* Securities industry experience is a plus
* Strong writing, analysis and research skills
* Strong work ethic, positive attitude and professional demeanor
* Ability to work with others to meet deadlines
* Ability to perform multiple tasks efficiently and accurately

Fall and Spring externs must work a minimum of 12 hours weekly. Summer externs must be able to work at least 35 hours per week. Externs must earn current course credits (determined by school) and cannot work purely as a volunteer. FINRA requires at least one credit.

Application Process

Applicants must submit a:

* Current resume
* Current transcript
* Legal writing sample
* Cover letter explaining your interest in the externship, preferred posting location, and the qualifications making you an appropriate candidate
* All required documents aforementioned must be uploaded prior to submitting your application

All successful applicants will be required to pass a drug screening test and a minimal background check prior to starting the externship.

Legal externs will not be eligible for permanent attorney positions following graduation. The FINRA Enforcement Department generally only hires experienced attorneys into permanent positions.

To be considered for this position, please submit an application.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA also provides a variety of benefits including comprehensive health and welfare benefits, life and disability insurance, paid holidays, vacation, personal, and sick leave. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match. You will also be eligible for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, our tuition reimbursement program and many other benefits. If you would like to contribute to our important mission and work collegially in a professional organization that values intelligence, integrity and initiative, consider a career with FINRA.

Important Information

FINRA's Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees' investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code's investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions-including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA's Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President-by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

You can read more about these restrictions here.

As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA's Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company's policy on nepotism.

Search Firm Representatives

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