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 and Taylor Vinters merged. 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 a commitment to be a net zero carbon business , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management , MDR Cyber , MDR Discover , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work, each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.

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.

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