Consumer Credit lawyer - Cards Business
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 17 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 14 Apr 2017
- Ref
- 13811149/001
- Contact
- Charles Waples
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Legal support predominantly regulatory but including some litigation, commercial contracts and data protection.
Client Details
Market Leading cards business
Description
- To take primary daily role to advise Business on legal, regulatory and code requirements including those laid out by consumer credit regulation, the FCA and any other appropriate industry/regulatory bodies. Assist to protect FCA authorisation and API at all times
- Provide legal support as required to the Business by advising the Business on how its products, process and system would meet regulatory and other applicable standards (including the Manifesto) within the context of appropriate commercial decision-making.
- Provide general support to the LCA team including where applicable support work on:
- support on merger and acquisition activity, possibly listing
- commercial contractual matters
- advising on the impacts of potential changes to law / regulation on the business
- assisting to ensure good corporate governance and risk control is followed
- support on data protection and associated data queries
- litigation queries
intellectual property queries
Profile
- Qualified solicitor or barrister with regulatory experience in private practice and ideally also in-house in the financial services sector
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills so can influence and negotiate across all levels of Business
- Ideally strong exposure to consumer credit
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Job Offer
Great basic salary on offer and excellent benefits