The Financial Regulatory Specialist, in collaboration with and in support of the firm's strategic initiatives, supports the firm's financial regulatory and compliance efforts while also contributing to content initiatives that support thought leadership and client engagement across the practice. This role combines financial services and regulation awareness, strong written communication skills, and cross-partner coordination to ensure regulatory developments and insights are clearly communicated and consistently delivered.
Location
This position is located in our Washington, D.C. office and offers a hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities
Financial Regulatory & Compliance Support
Monitors developments in financial services regulation and related guidance relevant to the practice.
Assists with regulatory research, summaries, and internal updates to support compliance and advisory needs.
Supports broader compliance and regulatory initiatives, including documentation, internal coordination, and ad hoc regulatory projects.
Partners with internal stakeholders to help ensure public and client-ready content aligns with regulatory and compliance standards.
Content & Communications
Manages and produces monthly newsletters and other non-billable content initiatives for the practice.
Collects, coordinates, and edits contributions from colleagues and other subject matter experts.
Ensures content is accurate, clear, timely, and consistent with firm standards and internal policy requirements.
Tracks content deadlines and manages production timelines to ensure reliable delivery.
Collaboration & Process Support
Serves as a point of contact between partners, practice leadership, and administrative teams for content related initiatives.
Supports broader public and client-ready content generation efforts, including practice communications and strategic initiatives.
Identifies opportunities to improve content processes, coordination, and consistency.
Requirements
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
Minimum Years of Experience
3 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in financial services, compliance, regulatory, or professional services.
Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
Foster positive work relationships.
Comply with all firm policies and practices.
Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed.
Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands
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Additional Information
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