Associate - Regulatory Compliance & Legal Research - LLB

Global Regulatory Compliance & Legal Research

The opportunity : As a Regulatory Research & Monitoring attorney, at an associate level you will get the opportunity to work on a variety of compliance projects. The work will give you exposure to the regulatory landscape of various countries on multiple areas of law.

Your key responsibilities :

At an Associate level your primary responsibilities require you to:

- Understand the underlying issues of a project.

- Follow step by step process of researching the issues and presenting the findings in the desired format.

- Understand legal writing and uses appropriate and pre-discussed formatting while presenting their findings.

- Interpret statutes and regulations correctly.

- Apply themselves to understanding case law.

- Be thorough and meticulous with great attention to details.

- Achieve on time delivery (OTD) on client deliverables

- Attend mandatory training and certification courses.

- Co-operate with team members and acts as a team player.

- Escalate project specific issues timely.

- Be organized and efficient - handle responsibility assigned to them quickly and accurately.

- Report back to their seniors on the status of assignments.

- Be consistently present and actively participate at team, department, and company meetings and participates in voluntary professional development programs.

Skills and attributes for success :

To do the work we do, we require people with a specific skill set.

To qualify for the role you must have :

- Degree in Law

- Professional proficiency in English, with in-depth knowledge of the rules of the English language, standards of style, punctuation, and grammar.

- Excellent legal research, writing and organizational skills

- Ability to identify statutes and regulations applicable to the given legal issue

- Ability to interpret and summarize statutes and regulations

- Excellent analytical and logical skills, along with attention to details

- Ability to understand instructions regarding legal research and follow the established methodology

Ideally, you'll also have :

- Working knowledge of legal databases

- Basic knowledge of MS Excel and Word

- Passion for work, desire to learn and an innovative approach towards work

- Effective communication results/findings of work in all mediums (verbal and written)

- Be effective on the floor in terms of sharing learning/insights with peers/seniors.

- Adaptiveness to team and fosters collaborative approach

- Diligence and ability to multi-task

What we look for :

- We look for people who have a general understanding of basic legal concepts. They should have the ability to understand and analyse the issue of law. These attorneys should be well versed in research, should know where to find the most up-to-date regulatory and statutory developments using Westlaw/similar legal databases and/or through internet searches, and to analyse case law.

- They should have the ability the present their findings succinctly on Excel or Word or any other format, as required. These lawyers must have exceptional writing and analytical skills. Moreover, they should show a constant zeal and desire to learn. They should escalate important questions to their senior team members. They should have professional language proficiency in English.

What we offer :

When you work with us, you get a chance to work with emerging technologies. Pursue new opportunities. Reinvent yourself every day. Our culture of innovation at EY means embracing change in everything you do, from applying new technologies to making existing processes better. Your powerful ideas will unlock your full potential - and ours.

- Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

- Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

- Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

- Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.