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Job Title
Financial Services Regulatory Solicitor (5+ years PQE)
Location
Cardiff
Role
Lawyer
Description
Financial Services Regulatory Solicitor (5+ years PQE)
Permanent job vacancy - Full time -
Competitive salary (plus excellent benefits) - Location: Cardiff
Is this the start of your Capital
Law journey?
Working nationally and internationally
from our base in Wales, we offer all the legal services that a
trading organisation needs.
We also have a consultancy business,Capital People, that specialises in HR and Health &
Safety.We work with businesses of all sizes - from large
corporations to those just starting up - across the private, public,
and third sectors.
Working within the Financial
Services Team
We're looking for an experienced non-contentious regulatory lawyer to
join our growing financial services and insurance team. The team
provides ongoing regulatory legal support to clients across the
financial services sector, with a strong focus on InsurTech, alongside FinTech, Open
Finance/Open Banking/Payment Services, Insurance, Pensions,
Insurance, Wealth Management, Consumer Credit and Hire, Mortgages,
Loans, Claims Management, Cryptoassets and Blockchain.
Our clients are generally based in London, but also across the UK and
internationally. We have offices in Cardiff and London. We work for
traditional financial services firms, but we are particularly known
for our work with FinTech and InsurTech clients who are
"disruptors" in the industry with whom we work closely as
"outsourced general counsel".
We work flexibly and team members work from home and/or from either
of our offices.
You will be an experienced regulatory lawyer and key member of the team.
You'll need:
extensive experience of working within the financial services
sector (either traditional or "tech" focused firms)
contacts within the industry that will assist you to help grow the
team are an advantage
an interest and ability in generating work
a strong understanding of UK and EU financial services regulations
(insurance knowledge an advantage)
excellent written and oral communication skills, clear written
presentation, strong organisational skills, good time management,
good initiative and problem-solving ability
team-focused with a flexible and collaborative approach to working
with others, but also able to work alone
technically competent and commercially aware
a strong client focused approach with plenty of drive and
enthusiasm to help us to provide an excellent client service
to travel regularly to London and Cardiff to visit clients and colleagues
You will be able to:
play a key role in building and maintaining client relationships
supervise junior lawyers
work effectively under pressure to tackle tough decisions and
present innovative ways to help clients
adhere to internal procedures and systems of Capital including
file / case management, time recording, WIP management
keep up to date with law and practice as part of continuing
professional development (CPD)
maintain high standards of professional conduct while generating
required practice income
ensure that the fees earned sufficiently exceed total costs and
expenses incurred
This is an opportunity to join a rapidly expanding team in a
technically challenging area of law, working with high calibre
traditional regulated financial services clients as well as
entrepreneurial "tech" newcomers to the industry.
If you're looking for a career where your
ideas are welcomed, and you have the chance to make a significant
contribution to the business, we'd like to hear from you.
In return, we offer
a competitive salary
career development opportunities : we're a
fast-growing and ambitious firm. We understand that to fulfil our
potential, we need to fulfil that of all our employees, and our
training and career development programme is very high on the
agenda. We offer promotion twice a year.
excellent rewards and benefits : from a
competitive pension scheme, comprehensive health plan, life
assurance, option to buy/sell annual leave and recognition scheme,
to a cycle to work scheme, yoga, language classes and lots more.
a great location and working environment : Cardiff
is a fantastic place to live and work. It's good value for money,
with short commuting times, and a vibrant, friendly atmosphere. Our
office, in the city centre, is right in the middle of it all.
We are an equal opportunities employer aiming for diversity in our workforce