Silver Circle Law Firm
Financial Services Regulatory
Associate 2+PQE
London

This ranked international truly full service law firm, employs over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. With offices in London and overseas, the firm undertakes a great deal of cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex work, whilst maintaining the family feel of a City practice.

The firm's Financial Services Regulatory team sit within the wider Corporate Department and forms part of a firm wide, cross-departmental Regulatory Group. Their experience is broad, helping both regulated and unregulated entities and individuals understand and comply with the rules and obligations imposed on them under UK financial services legislation, the FCA and the PRA.

Clients include entrepreneurs and deal makers, investment firms, and alternative finance providers, as well as businesses operating in the crypto and digital asset space.

The team are seeking a Financial Services Regulatory Associate to join them in London. As part of the role, you can expect to provide advice across a broad range of regulatory matters such as:

• Whether FCA authorisation is required;
• Structuring advice, including in relation to advice on collective investment schemes, joint venture arrangements and alternative investment funds;
• The ongoing regulatory obligations for FCA authorised firms, including regulated investment managers, advisers and introducers/arrangers;
• The marketing of financial products and fundraising;
• Appointed representative arrangements;
• Change of control applications in the context of M&A and re-structuring transactions;
• The Payment Services Regulations and Electronic Money Regulations;
• Scope and application of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017;
• Application of the UK regulatory regime to crypto-businesses, including advising in relation to security tokens and the issue of NFTs; and
• The interpretation of the FCA Rules and Guidance.

The ideal candidate will be an Associate with 2+ years PQE gained at a recognised law firm, within the financial services regulatory space. Candidates from in-house roles would also be considered. This role can be full-time or part-time.

Please apply as directed or confidentially contact Aidan McAvinue at Search Legal for more information. Alternatively, if this role is not for you, I am working a variety of Regulatory opportunities with ranked teams in the City London so would be interested to talk to any Regulatory lawyer.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.