THE FIRM
A UK and international firm
THE ROLE
A Financial Regulation Lawyer is sought to join the Banking, Finance & Insolvency practice.
This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious lawyer to join the team which sits in the London office but you could be based out of other offices on a hybrid basis.
The Financial Regulatory team advises clients across the financial institutions sector, so you'll be involved in a wide range of work.
The team typically advises on the regulatory perimeter, authorisations, governance and conduct (including SMCR and Consumer Duty), conduct of business (including investment and insurance regulation, consumer lending and safeguarding), regulatory capital, compliance policies/procedures and customer documentation, distribution and commercial agreements including outsourcings and financial crime prevention laws and provides regulatory support to our corporate and commercial teams.
The client base includes high street, investment and digital banks, payment services providers and EMIs, fintechs, wealth management and investment firms, insurers, consumer and mortgage lenders and primary and secondary intermediaries.
THE CANDIDATE
A lawyer with strong technical experience and 5-8pqe gained from working in a similar team you will need a thorough grounding in financial regulation with a particular focus on payment services and e-money regulation as well as financial crime prevention policies and procedures for both regulated and unregulated businesses.
A detailed knowledge of the FCA rules is required and proven experience gained from working within a financial regulatory team
A focus on payments, financial crime, electronic money and FinTech would be useful.
Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.