Commercial Regulatory Solicitor

eNL; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with salary sacrifice

Five weeks' annual leave

Annual profit share

Enhanced family-forming leave

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

eNL is seeking a Commercial Regulatory Solicitor in Oxfordshire with 4+ PQE to join a leading national Commercial team. The role covers regulatory, consumer and commercial matters, including food, labelling, advertising and e-commerce, with a hybrid working pattern and a salary of £75,000 to £95,000 DOE.

You will advise household-name clients, provide pragmatic, risk-based guidance on compliance, help grow the regulatory practice, and build strong client relationships while developing expertise

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 4+ PQE in regulatory, consumer and commercial matters.
• Experience in a large regional, national, or international firm preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on broad regulatory, consumer and commercial matters (food, advertising, e-commerce, discrimination).
• Provide pragmatic, risk-based compliance guidance and support product regulation initiatives.
• Assist with regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and ASA complaints; support market entry and product launches.
• Develop business, build client relationships, and contribute to growth of the regulatory practice; potential supervision responsibilities.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical ability

Communication skills

Regulatory expertise

Job description

This Commercial Regulatory Solicitor position sits within a leading national Commercial team in Oxfordshire, offering £75,000 to £95,000 dependent on experience. The full-time role follows a hybrid working pattern, blending office attendance with remote arrangements. The successful lawyer, at least four years qualified, will counsel household-name clients on regulatory, consumer and commercial issues spanning food, product labelling, advertising, e-commerce, digital services and anti-discrimination. Responsibilities include delivering pragmatic, risk-based guidance on compliance and helping expand a growing regulatory practice. Candidates should demonstrate commercial awareness, strong analytical ability and clear communication skills. The post suits a solicitor keen to build market profile and develop specialist knowledge in product regulation and advertising law.

COMMERCIAL REGULATORY SOLICITOR, 4+ PQE, OXFORDSHIRE, £75,000 - £95,000 DOE - Join a leading national Commercial team and play a key role in a growing regulatory practice, advising household-name clients across a range of sectors. This role is ideal for a commercially minded Regulatory Lawyer looking to develop their expertise, build a strong market profile and grow their own practice - JOB REF: 215305647

THE ROLE

You will advise clients on a broad range of regulatory, consumer and commercial matters, including food, consumer protection, digital, e-commerce, anti-discrimination, and advertising law. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in digital, product regulation, labelling and advertising, providing pragmatic, risk-based advice on regulatory compliance and the application of regulation to new products, services, and markets.

The role will also involve advising on regulatory investigations, enforcement action, and ASA complaints, supporting clients with new product launches and market entry, and handling complex international matters alongside lawyers across multiple jurisdictions. You will build strong client relationships, contribute to business development, and help grow the firm's regulatory offering, with opportunities to support supervision and wider team leadership as your experience develops.

THE CANDIDATE

You will be a Regulatory Solicitor with 4+ PQE, ideally with experience gained within a large regional, national, or international firm. You will have strong technical regulatory expertise, with an interest in the food and beverage, education, and/or technology sectors, alongside a commercial mindset and excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills. Strong written communication, attention to detail and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and referrers are essential. You will be pragmatic, self-motivated and solutions-focused, with sound judgement, initiative, and strong interpersonal skills. Supervisory experience would be advantageous.

THE FIRM

Join a leading national commercial and regulatory practice with a strong market profile, offering a supportive environment with genuine opportunities for career development and progression. The firm also offers a generous benefits package, including:

• a pension scheme with salary sacrifice options
• five weeks' annual leave with the option to buy or sell an additional week
• an annual profit share
• enhanced family-forming leave and income protection
• life assurance
• access to a confidential employee assistance programme

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.