Financial Services Regulatory Lawyer

Origin Legal Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 128,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Origin Legal Ltd is seeking top-tier Financial Services Regulatory lawyers for Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the BVI. Openings range from Associate to Senior Counsel, with opportunities to work on high-profile regulatory matters for major financial institutions and service providers.

We seek overseas qualified lawyers (UK/Australia/Canada/NZ/South Africa) with 3–8+ PQE, capable of contributing to business development, mentoring, and practice growth in offshore jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Overseas qualified lawyers admitted in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Take on a key role in business development and mentoring junior colleagues.
• Shape growth of the offshore practice and contribute to client service excellence.
• Advise major financial institutions and regulated entities on AML/CFT, sanctions, licensing, investigations, and governance issues.
• Operate at Associate to Senior Counsel level across Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, or the BVI.

Skills

Financial services regulatory

Offshore law

Regulatory investigations

Education

Qualified in UK/Australia/Canada/NZ/South Africa

Job description

Financial Services Regulatory Lawyers | Associate to Counsel | Bermuda - Cayman Islands - BVI

An elite level legal career with cutting edge work for sophisticated clients.

The potential to earn a lucrative tax-free salary.

A chance to enjoy life in paradise during your time off.

For the right person, a move to Bermuda, the BVI, or the Cayman Islands can offer all this, and more.

We are working on openings from 3 years’ PQE upwards, at Associate to Senior Counsel level, for Financial Services Regulatory Lawyers in the Caribbean and Bermuda.

In each case you would be joining a large multi-office offshore firm with a strong reputation, advising major financial institutions, trust companies, investment funds, regulated entities and corporate service providers, on the full array of regulatory matters. This might include AML/CFT compliance, sanctions, licensing, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, economic substance, beneficial ownership, data protection and wider governance issues.

These positions offer an opportunity to take on a key role, making an active contribution to business development, mentoring junior colleagues, and helping to shape the growth of the practice. It might be ideal for an established regulatory specialist who has tired of life in the city and who craves a different working environment, but whose ambition and career aspirations remain undimmed.

Requirements

• Overseas qualified lawyers must be admitted in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or South Africa.
• Associate level – minimum 3 years’ PQE (BVI only).
• Senior Associate level - minimum 5 years’ PQE.
• Counsel level - minimum 8 years’ PQE with more senior candidates encouraged.
• Relevant financial services regulatory experience gained with a leading offshore/UK/equivalent commercial firm is essential.

Package

• Market leading tax-free or low-tax salary, negotiable depending on experience.
• Benefits and bonus.
• Relocation package (flights + temporary accommodation on arrival + expenses allowance).