Senior Associate - Consumer Financial Services Regulatory

DWF LLP; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A top law firm in London is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join its expanding Consumer & Retail Financial Services Regulatory team. The role involves managing complex cases, providing high-quality regulatory advice, and supervising junior colleagues. Candidates should be qualified solicitors with expertise in consumer financial services regulation. This role offers the opportunity to engage with various clients and regulatory bodies while developing one's practice area.

Qualifications

• Significant legal expertise in consumer financial services regulation.
• Proven ability to manage both contentious and non-contentious cases.
• Experience in developing business and supporting team expansion.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex and high-value cases for clients.
• Provide regulatory advice to firms and senior managers.
• Support and develop junior fee earners, supervising cases.

Skills

Legal expertise in consumer financial services regulation

Managing complex cases

Business development

Supervising junior fee earners

Collaborative relationship building

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Overview

DWF are currently recruiting for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our expanding Consumer & Retail Financial Services Regulatory team in London. Our Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) team supports national and international financial services practices and clients. We offer both contentious (non-litigation) and non-contentious advisory services, with a particular focus on consumer and retail markets. As an Associate in this team, you can expect to work across a range of client instructions; including structuring and advising on transactions and corporate restructuring (regulatory notifications, client transfers, and due diligence), as well as engaging with the FCA on supervisory issues and regulatory interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex and high-value cases, both contentious and non-contentious, while providing high-quality service to clients.
• Provide high-quality, technically precise, and commercially focused regulatory advice to firms and their senior managers across a range of consumer/retail markets.
• Maintain your knowledge of financial services regulation and stay up to date with current sector and market trends.
• Support and develop junior fee earners, providing technical and strategic advice, and supervising cases.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with significant legal expertise and interest in consumer financial services regulation and markets.
• Proven ability to manage complex and high-value cases, both contentious and non-contentious.
• Ability to develop your own business and support the team with expanding existing and new clients.
• Experience of effectively supervising, advising and developing junior fee earners.
• Innovative and motivated to seek new ways of working and challenge and improve internal practices.
• A collaborative approach to building and developing excellent relationships with clients and colleagues.