Securities Regulatory Counsel - In house
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 29 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 26 Apr 2017
- Ref
- 13814795/001
- Contact
- Charles Waples
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Financial Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Managing a variety of financial services regulatory matters. Influencing the development of new products and services and providing legal advice about the design and implementation process. You'll have the opportunity to support products across the business including electronic trading systems and data reporting products.
Analysing, helping to implement, or advocate for change to US, UK, EU and international securities and derivatives laws and regulations in the business.
Client Details
Well regarded Financial services business
Description
Provide advice and help ensure regulated businesses comply with their prudential, conduct and commercial obligations
* Provide legal support for business, operations and marketing and sales forces
* Help draft and negotiate agreements and regulatory responses
* Bring a willingness to develop your knowledge of securities and derivatives regulation and related practice areas to complement a highly-functioning legal team with a broad portfolio of regulatory issues facing electronic trading, technology and information services providers.
* Thrive in collaborating with colleagues to deliver first-class advice and execution to Bloomberg
Profile
You'll need to have:
* Post-qualification experience as a lawyer (with a focus on non-contentious financial services law)
* Familiarity with financial services regulation (both prudential and conduct obligations deriving from MiFID / MiFIDII) securities and/or derivatives regulations
* Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills and the ability to thrive in an open office environment
* Demonstrated ability to thrive in a diverse team environment
We'd love to see:
* Knowledge of regulatory issues relevant to broker-dealers, trading infrastructure (e.g. regulated trading venues, CCPs, trade repositories, data reporting services providers), investment advisers, public and private securities offerings and/or regulated businesses in the financial services sector
Job Offer
Competitive basic salary & Excellent benefits