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Job Title
Associate - Corporate, FSR (2+ PQE)
Location
London
Description
The Department
Our Financial Services Regulatory team sit within our Corporate
Department and forms part of a firm wide, cross-departmental
Regulatory Group. Our 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.
Our clients include entrepreneurs and deal makers, investment firms,
and alternative finance providers, as well as businesses operating in
the crypto and digital asset space.
Duties and Responsibilities
The role will involve providing 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.
Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will be an Associate with 2+ years PQE gained
at a recognised law firm, within the financial services regulatory
space. We would also consider candidates from in-house roles and
those returning to the workforce from a period of leave.
Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
Ability to effectively manage own workload, undertaking a truly
client facing role.
The ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels,
both internally and with clients.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to run matters with minimal supervision.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
Interest in undertaking business development activities both
internally and externally.
This role can be full-time or part-time, we are happy to talk
flexible working.
Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of
duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You
may be required by your line manager to take on additional
responsibilities when requested.
About The Mishcon de Reya Group
The Mishcon de Reya Group is
an independent international professional service business with law at
its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It
includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading
consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We
have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue
growth in the past five years alone.
Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an
association with Karas So LLP in Hong
Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and
provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often
do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border,
multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.
As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de
Reya andTaylor Vintersmerged. The merger delivers on
both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and
accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and
life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in
key international innovation hubs globally.
In times of such far-reaching and
profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients
- and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are
here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic
centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital,
and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.
Our purpose remains rooted in our
founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who
make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous
improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion.Mishcon Academy, our in-house place of learning,
development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts
and our innovative impact strategy, including acommitment to be a net zero carbon business, also play a central strategic
role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launchedMishcon Purpose, a first-of-its-kind
sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.
We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all
our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of
our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.