Regulatory Senior Associate

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

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We are looking for an experienced regulatory lawyer to join our Business Crime & Regulatory Investigations Team (part of the firm's Dispute Resolution department).

The Team:

Our 100+ dispute resolution lawyers work on a diverse range of complex challenges facing their clients in the private and public sector.

Our Business Crime & Regulatory Investigations Team advises corporates, and their boards and directors, on business-critical issues concerning corporate/financial crime and regulatory enforcement. They specialise in crisis management, corporate and director liability, internal investigations, engaging with regulators, and defending complex investigations and prosecutions.

We are seeking a lawyer with strong experience in regulatory enforcement, particularly advising corporates on large-scale investigations and prosecutions.

At Burges Salmon, you will have the opportunity to work on varied workloads, including corporate manslaughter, inquests, health and safety, internal investigations, and reputational and public relations issues. You will regularly work with corporate clients to review and mitigate legal risks in their most relevant areas.

You can expect involvement in high-profile, complex cases from the outset. As your experience grows, you will take on primary responsibility for key aspects of cases, working closely with highly regarded Partners, including Charlotte Whitaker, recognized in 'The Lawyer - Hot 100'.

What others say…

“A first-class team with strength and depth in all areas. Immense experience, combined with hard work and excellent judgment, make them a formidable team” (Legal 500, 2024).

“Burges Salmon houses a specialist team of practitioners highly expert in civil and criminal health and safety matters” (Chambers, 2023).

Requirements:

• Practical experience in large-scale inquests, advising on complex regulatory issues, and health & safety compliance and regulatory risk.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, client, and commercial skills.
• Adaptable and capable of handling complex work under pressure.
• SRA registered lawyer.

The Firm:

At Burges Salmon, you will benefit from a transparent, structured career progression path, guided by a supportive leadership team. For more information, download our Career Guide for Lawyers.

We offer a collaborative, friendly environment with City-quality work, recognized as the 'UK Law Firm of the Year' (Legal Week British Legal Awards, 2020). We are also proud to have received the RollOnFriday ‘Best Law Firm to Work at’ award in 2022, 2023, and 2024, reflecting our high employee satisfaction.

We have received the highest level of recognition for our firm's commitment to our people.

We are committed to finding the right candidate and are open to flexible, full-time, or part-time working arrangements. Our hybrid working model provides flexibility.

A full overview of working at Burges Salmon can be found on our careers page.

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure an accessible recruitment process.