Financial Regulation Lawyer, 3+ PQE, Leading Investment Bank

The client:

Our client, a leading global investment bank is looking for a 3 PQE+ Regulatory Lawyer to join their legal team. This is a highly autonomous position working on interesting regulatory projects and advising senior stakeholders across the entire business.

The role:

This Lawyer will work alongside a team of Regulatory Lawyers carrying out the following responsibilities:

• Interpret and analyse existing and upcoming legislation, regulatory policy developments and assessing its impact on the activities of the bank.
• Advise the senior stakeholders in relation to the interpretation and implementation of new regulations developments.
• Providing training to the business on new regulatory developments;
• Advise upon corporate governance matters, particularly relating to the banking and securities arms of the business.
• To advise on the regulatory aspects of disputes and litigations.
• To draft and review various contracts and agreements, both transactional and non-transactional, ensuring compliance with EU and domestic regulations. Such documents include vendor agreements, custody agreements, and outsourcing arrangements.
• To advise on legal aspects of new and ongoing relationships with third parties, including broker-dealers, trading venues and CCPs.

The candidate:

• This role will be ideal for a 3 PQE+ Non-Contentious Regulatory Lawyer with experience in-house or private practice
• Must have experience working on a range of matters; especially financial regulation, corporate governance, and commercial/contractual matters.
• If from private practice, in-house secondment experience will be desirable not essential.
• Must be a strong team player, with immaculate attention to detail, sound judgement and a creative approach to solving a whole range of problems.