Senior Associate - Financial and Regulatory Services
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Location
- Zürich
- First posted
• 04 August 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Zürich
Tasks / Skills / Responsibilities
Role: Senior Associate - Financial and Regulatory Services
Level: Senior
Working time: 100%
Workplace: Zurich
Line manager: Dr Alexander Lindemann
Role objective:
• Acquisition of mandates in the legal field
• Comprehensive legal advice to national and international clients on all regulatory aspects of the financial services sector, including:
• Banking law, insurance law, collective investment schemes law, financial market law and wealth management
• FINMA regulations (FINMAG, FINMAV) and other relevant laws (CO, LBA)
• Advice and support to clients for compliance with national and international laws and regulations, including CSSF, MFSA, FMA, CIMA, BaFin supervisory regulations and AML/KYC rules
• Communication with supervisory authorities
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts and legal documents in the financial services sector, including due diligence and structuring of complex transactions
• Representation of clients in regulatory disputes and arbitration proceedings
• Participation in the development of new products and services
• Active collaboration within an international team
• Participation in industry events and conferences
• Active use of AI
MbO / Measurement criteria:
The agreement on objectives is based on quantitative and qualitative criteria. The focus is on:
• Acquisition of mandates in the legal field
• Cross-selling
• Billable hours
• Client satisfaction
• Marketing activities (newsletter, videos, events)
Required profile
Gender: M / F
Age: 30-50 years
Professional skills
Education:
• Swiss bar exam and first-class qualification
• Further studies in economic law or financial law
• Notary certificate (desired)
Professional experience:
• 5 to 15 years of relevant experience in a law firm, an audit firm, a bank or wealth management
Languages:
• Impeccable and level-appropriate English
• Impeccable and level-appropriate German
Social skills
• Communication skills / negotiation skills
• Assertiveness / ability to assert oneself
• Social intelligence / psychological sensitivity / empathy
• Interpersonal skills / client and market orientation
• Team spirit / willingness to cooperate
• Integrity
Personal skills
• Motivation for performance / professional ambition / perseverance
• Stress resistance / frustration tolerance
• Autonomy / reliability / respect for deadlines
• Analytical and integrative thinking
• Flexibility / openness to novelty
• Personal presence (charisma, attitude, radiance)
Leadership skills
• Complex problem solving / network thinking
• Motivation to lead and to shape
• Executive development / coaching skills
• Prioritization / delegation
• Planning and organization
• Entrepreneurial spirit
Are you ready for the next step in your legal career?
Then send your application documents (CV, cover letter, certificates) to:
Assel Stoller, HR Manager, assel.stoller@lindemannlaw.ch
All applications will be treated in strict confidence.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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