Associate, Finance Regulatory

Job Title Associate, Finance Regulatory

Location: London

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
• Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and discounted corporate health plans
• Flexible work options

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an ambitious 1-4 year qualified lawyer to join our leading Financial Regulatory team in the London office.

The role requires a strong understanding of the technical aspects of UK and EU financial services regulation perimeter, with wide experience across a number of different regulatory sectors and a client-focused approach to delivering complex legal advice.

We have a broad practice and this role will be perfectly suited to an individual who wants to develop a wider understanding of financial markets, the regulatory environment in which regulated firms operate and work for a diverse range of clients on complex and strategic mandates.

In this role, you will be expected to leverage your regulatory expertise to advise clients on a variety of complex regulatory matters.

This is a full-time, permanent role based in our London office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site

About you:

Ideally applicants will have skills and experience in most or many of the following areas:

Regulatory Expertise:

• Familiarity with bank and investment firm regulation, including CRR/CRD and MiFID as a minimum; and/or
• Experience in buy-side fund and asset management regulation, including AIFMD, ESG regulations, MiFID, and IFPR; and/or
• Experience advising on cross-border regulatory matters, including coordinating with regulators in multiple jurisdictions or advising on the regulatory implications of international transactions; and/or
• Payments, crypto and broad FinTech experience with a deep grounding in the underlying regulations and associated legal frameworks.

For one or more of the above areas, you will have:

• advised clients on the relevant regulatory aspects by way of written and oral advice;
• reviewed and amended documents related to that advice (such as terms and conditions, policies or procedures or associated legal documents, where relevant); and
• a practical understanding of how the regulation impacts clients and an ability to turn advice into clear, practical solutions/recommendations for clients, not just reciting the law or guidance.

Client Interaction:

• Confident in client interactions, running matters, and presenting to both internal teams and clients.
• Strong written advice with a focus on presenting answers to clients, not just thinking or outlining analysis.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• A demonstrable interest in business development and client relationship management.

Broader Interests:

• A genuine interest in finance, financial markets and the global environment in which they operate.
• A desire to develop experience and drive career progression in a wider range of regulatory matters, including financial market infrastructure providers, exchanges, sell-side firms, commercial banks, crypto and digital assets, retail brokers, fintech, and digitalisation.
• Excited at the prospect of working on leading, transformational projects; shaping regulatory change and thinking outside the box to deliver real change for clients.

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• Familiarity with bank and investment firm regulation, including CRR/CRD and MiFID as a minimum; and/or
• Experience in buy-side fund and asset management regulation, including AIFMD, ESG regulations, MiFID, and IFPR; and/or
• Experience advising on cross-border regulatory matters, including coordinating with regulators in multiple jurisdictions or advising on the regulatory implications of international transactions; and/or
• Payments, crypto and broad FinTech experience with a deep grounding in the underlying regulations and associated legal frameworks.
For one or more of the above areas, you will have:
• advised clients on the relevant regulatory aspects by way of written and oral advice;
• reviewed and amended documents related to that advice (such as terms and conditions, policies or procedures or associated legal documents, where relevant); and
• a practical understanding of how the regulation impacts clients and an ability to turn advice into clear, practical solutions/recommendations for clients, not just reciting the law or guidance.
Client Interaction:
• Confident in client interactions, running matters, and presenting to both internal teams and clients.
• Strong written advice with a focus on presenting answers to clients, not just thinking or outlining analysis.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• A demonstrable interest in business development and client relationship management.
Broader Interests:
• A genuine interest in finance, financial markets and the global environment in which they operate.
• A desire to develop experience and drive career progression in a wider range of regulatory matters, including financial market infrastructure providers, exchanges, sell-side firms, commercial banks, crypto and digital assets, retail brokers, fintech, and digitalisation.
• Excited at the prospect of working on leading, transformational projects; shaping regulatory change and thinking outside the box to deliver real change for clients.
  
  At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.
What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs
• Family & caring - 26 weeks paid parental leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and discounted corporate health plans
• Flexible work options
The Opportunity: We are looking for an ambitious 1-4 year qualified lawyer to join our leading Financial Regulatory team in the London office. The role requires a strong understanding of the technical aspects of UK and EU financial services regulation perimeter, with wide experience across a number of different regulatory sectors and a client-focused approach to delivering complex legal advice. We have a broad practice and this role will be perfectly suited to an individual who wants to develop a wider understanding of financial markets, the regulatory environment in which regulated firms operate and work for a diverse range of clients on complex and strategic mandates. In this role, you will be expected to leverage your regulatory expertise to advise clients on a variety of complex regulatory matters. This is a full-time, permanent role based in our London office with hybrid working.