Senior / Principal Associate - Financial Services Regulatory

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Client:

Gowling WLG

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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9

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

About the team:

Working within the Corporate, Finance & Tax Group, which comprises over 90 fee-earning staff across the firm, the Financial Services & Funds team ("FSF") has an emphasis on Listed and Private Funds, Equity Capital Markets, Financial Services & Regulation, and Public M&A work. In London, the team sits alongside the Public Companies and Capital Markets team and Private M&A / Private Equity teams, with a fourth team based in Birmingham also undertaking Private M&A and Private Equity work. The FSF team is cohesive, highly responsive, and focused on obtaining the best outcome for clients in a supportive and collaborative environment.

About the role:

The role will include but not be limited to:

• Advising on complex and evolving financial services regulatory issues (both contentious and non-contentious)
• Assisting clients in navigating challenging conversations with regulators
• Providing technical advice on wholesale issues (market abuse, fund structuring and marketing, capital raising, crowdfunding, financial crime), retail issues (conduct risk, FCA's Consumer Duty, consumer credit, payment services), and corporate transactional support (regulatory due diligence, change of control notifications)
• Working cross-functionally on structuring, launching, and administering financial services products in the UK and EU
• Guiding clients on regulatory approaches to innovative financial services and products, including blockchain, cryptoasset services, and AI deployment

About you:

• Qualified lawyer with financial services regulatory experience
• Proven ability to offer strategic insights into regulatory operations and priorities
• Commercial and clear-thinking approach to problem solving, providing advice straightforwardly
• Understanding of teamwork to deliver the best client service, with evidence of this
• Ability and desire to engage in business development and build long-term relationships
• Ability to work under time pressure, with evidence of this
• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Commercial awareness and involvement in marketing initiatives, including delivering training and briefing notes

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm recognized as one of the best places to work in the UK, ranked by Great Place to Work for 24 consecutive years.

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working
• Generous annual leave, with the option to buy up to an extra week
• Free private medical insurance, with options to include family
• Life assurance covering four times your salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programs
• Opportunities for training and personal development

Many of our people work flexibly. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements during the recruitment process.

Gowling WLG is committed to promoting equality and diversity and offers equal opportunities regardless of race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment, marital status, pregnancy, or maternity.

We aim to attract and retain talented people from diverse backgrounds to create an exciting and rewarding workplace. Our goal is to help everyone reach their potential and achieve personal and business goals.

Any offers are conditional upon SRA clearance, proof of eligibility to work in the UK, and DBS clearance.

If you have questions or want to see a full job description, please contact Nana Panti-Amoa.