Legal Counsel, Regulatory - Dublin

Fry & Brown; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Fry & Brown is recruiting a solicitor to join its commercial legal team in Dublin. You will advise on UK and EU regulation affecting the wider group, embed regulatory requirements into risk and governance, and support strategic change initiatives.

Reporting to the head of the team, you will help build a focused legal operations function around AI, processes and law firm engagement, with hybrid working three days in the office.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with at least 5 years’ PQE, ideally from a law firm, and financial services/asset management experience.
• Working knowledge of MiFID, UCITS and AIFM, and experience advising on regulatory change and consultation responses.
• Exposure to commercial contracts, outsourcing, operational resilience and consumer duty is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise on UK and EU regulation affecting the wider group and embed new requirements into the business, risk framework and governance.
• Advise on complex change initiatives, including group structure and regulatory authorisations, horizon scan for regulatory developments.
• Represent the firm on industry bodies and help build a legal operations function covering AI, processes and law firm engagement.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

MiFID knowledge

UCITS knowledge

AIFM knowledge

Financial services experience

Governance

Education

Solicitor with 5+ PQE

Job description

Our client is a global asset management firm. In line with the continued growth of the business they are looking to recruit a lawyer to join the commercial legal team which supports strategic priorities, regulatory change and legal operations. This role will be based in Dublin, which is an expanding office offering considerable growth potential.

You will advise on UK and EU regulation affecting the wider group and help embed new requirements into the business, its risk framework and governance. You will also advise on complex change initiatives, including group structure and regulatory authorisations, horizon scan for regulatory developments and represent the firm on industry bodies. Reporting to the head of this team you will be given considerable autonomy and be able to help build a legal operations function covering AI, processes and law firm engagement.

We are looking for a solicitor with at least 5 years’ PQE, ideally with a law firm background and financial services experience, preferably asset management. You will have working knowledge of MiFID, UCITS and AIFM and experience advising on regulatory change and consultation responses. Exposure to areas such as commercial contracts, outsourcing, operational resilience and consumer duty is a plus. You will be ambitious and able to hit the ground running.

The team is collaborative and solutions-focused and the role offers considerable autonomy. Working is hybrid, with three days a week in the office.