Regulatory Lawyer - Legal Counsel

Titan Wealth; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm in the UK is seeking a qualified lawyer to join their team, focusing on regulatory advisory work in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in financial services regulations and a strong ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly. The role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and a range of benefits including employee pension scheme and discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive Employee Pension Scheme

25 days Annual Leave + public holidays

Buy and sell holidays

Private medical insurance

Group life insurance

Discretionary performance related bonus

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a UK financial services regulatory role.
• Experience with UK regulatory requirements including the FCA’s Consumer Duty.

Responsibilities

• Identifying new regulations impacting the Titan Wealth businesses.
• Advising on regulatory implementations and assessing implications.

Skills

Ability to articulate legal issues

Commercial Awareness

Collaboration

Innovation

Professionalism

Education

Qualified lawyer in England and Wales

Job description

Overview

Titan Wealth is a fast-growing wealth management business, both in the UK and internationally. It has evolved a fairer, more efficient and effective business model, structured to deliver leading advice-led wealth management services, giving financial advisers and their clients the best opportunity to fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

We provide a dynamic work environment full of opportunity, one where both individual and team initiative and contribution is encouraged, so that together we can deliver better outcomes for our clients over the long term. The Titan Wealth Legal team are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, proactive and resilient candidate who thrives on the pressures of delivering consistently high-quality advice to a dynamic and constantly evolving business, for a challenging and rewarding Wealth Management legal role focusing on regulatory advisory (UK and international) work to join their legal team on a permanent basis.

The role requires the ability to manage a diverse workload of matters ranging from keeping abreast of regulatory developments impacting the Titan Wealth businesses, advising on regulatory implementations to assessing regulatory implications of new business initiatives and specific client situations.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the identification of new regulations that may impact the Titan Wealth businesses
• Impact analysis and implementation of regulatory requirements either in the context of regulatory change or business expansion initiatives in the context of wealth management
• Advising and liaising with Titan Wealth compliance colleagues on a wide range of issues, such as interpretation of regulations, assessment of cross-border scenarios and new policy development
• Advising on wealth management client and product documentation
• Responding to ad hoc legal queries arising from the Titan Wealth businesses
• Liaising with outside counsel on a broad range of domestic and cross border jurisdictional issues

Critical Skills and Experience

• Qualified lawyer in England and Wales
• A minimum of 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a UK financial services regulatory role in private practice and/or as in-house counsel
• Experience with UK regulatory requirements including the FCA’s Consumer Duty
• Experience in both legal and regulatory risks associated with a wealth management business
• Ability to articulate legal issues, risks, complex concepts and the commercial implications of a recommended course of action in a clear and concise manner

Qualifications (Essential & Desirable)

• Qualified lawyer in England and Wales
• A minimum of 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a UK financial services regulatory role in private practice and/or as in-house counsel

Titan Behaviours

• Commercial Awareness
• Innovation
• Collaboration
• Team contribution
• Professionalism

Terms

• Competitive salary
• Attractive Employee Pension Scheme (7.5% employer & minimum 3% employee)
• 25 days Annual Leave + public holidays
• Buy and sell holidays up to 5 days
• Office Christmas close (3-days)
• A range of benefits which includes private medical insurance, Group life insurance, and income protection insurance
• Hybrid working
• Further education and training support
• Discretionary performance related bonus
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• 2 days per year for voluntary work
• And lots of flexible benefits to choose from!

The Titan Wealth Group is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for everyone who works with us, regardless of their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability or disability, or political affiliation. We believe that having a diverse team allows us to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and team members. We strive to provide equal opportunities in all aspects of the workplace with respect to recruitment and career advancement, pay and benefits, training and development opportunities and other job-related activities.