Financial Services Associate

Job Description

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is seeking a highly qualified associate with four or more years of substantive corporate finance transactions experience to join our financial services practice.

Ideal candidates will have in-depth financial services experience, focusing on corporate transactional and regulatory work involving both new and established companies in the token, digital & technology, blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The position will concentrate on matters involving blockchain as well as venture financings, digital assets, payments, lending, fund formation, alternative lending, regulatory enforcement work, and counseling clients on process and compliance matters.

This is an exciting opportunity to represent emerging and growth‑stage companies at the forefront of the financial services industry’s digital transformation, as well as traditional financial and technology companies seeking to enter the fintech space to guide them through this dynamic landscape.

Manatt’s world‑class fintech practice works with more than 150 established platforms and investors to raise capital to support consumer and small‑business lending, alternative credit and point‑of‑sale products, and real estate development and smaller projects. The team also works with token and cryptocurrency issuers and traders in advising on best practices to mitigate legal and regulatory risk. Manatt’s fintech practice involves several legal areas, including securities and state blue sky laws, venture capital, bank regulatory, investment advisory, broker‑dealer, lender licensing, fund formation, intellectual property, digital media, privacy and data security, and more.

• Four to seven years of solid corporate finance transactions experience with a focus on blockchain
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent legal research and analytical skills
• Effective and efficient problem‑solving capabilities with the ability to work independently and proactively, and to develop creative solutions to meet client and team needs
• Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction you plan to practice

The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity. Additional medical, financial and/or other benefits will be offered dependent on the position.

$310,000—$420,000 USD

Fostering diversity and inclusion is one of Manatt’s core values and is fundamental to our organization’s continued progression. We believe a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live, work and serve enriches Manatt’s culture and enhances our ability to understand our clients’ needs and develop better, more impactful solutions. In collaboration with Firm leadership, our Diversity and Inclusion department drives the Firm’s efforts, engaging our legal, consulting, business, and administrative professionals to create and sustain a culture where we celebrate each of our unique experiences and contributions.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is a leading professional services firm, providing integrated legal and consulting services to a global client base. With offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento and Silicon Valley), New York (New York City and Albany), Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston, the Firm represents sophisticated clients — including Fortune 500, middle‑market and emerging companies — across a range of industry sectors such as health care;

financial services; entertainment; digital and technology; and energy, environmental and real estate. For more information, visit

If you want to join a future‑thinking, entrepreneurially minded team of passionate and driven professionals, we strongly encourage you to apply. All candidates must apply through our online application portal (apply here). Required application materials include a cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample (two to three pages from your academic or work experience of which you are the sole…