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Job Title
Junior Associate in Financial Regulations
Role
Associate / Lawyer
Expertise
Financial Services
Job Location
Brussels
Description
Bird & Bird's rapidly
growing Financial Regulations team in Brussels is
hiring a junior associate with a passion for
payment and digital services
What you'll do
You will handle financial
services regulatory matters across a broad range of financial
services regulated activities;
You will work for international
clients developing the latest technologies and enjoy challenging
work from day one;
You will be given responsibility
and have direct client contact;
You will take part in marketing
and business development initiatives in a truly international firm;
You will have an opportunity to
develop your legal, business and interpersonal skills through
training and feedback from experienced colleagues;
You will be in constant
interaction with members of the global Bird & Bird Fintech
team internationally;
You will work in a friendly,
inclusive working environment;
You will benefit from an agile
working environment where you can balance your time working in the
office and at home;
You will have the opportunity to
participate in various social activities and events of our
Brussels office and beyond.
Your skills
We are interested in hearing from
you if you have:
A strong appetite to develop
your career in financial services;
Up to 4 years' experience as a
lawyer, ideally but not necessarily advising on financial services regulations;
The ability to provide clear,
precise and practical advice that helps clients in their
day-to-day business;
A commitment to stay up-to-date
with the legal developments in the area of financial services
regulations, and in particular payments regulations (although we
will obviously help with that);
A strong appetite for business
development activities;
A desire to work hand-in-hand
with colleagues around the globe in an open, informal and
entrepreneurial culture;
An excellent command of English
in addition to an intermediate level of Dutch and French;
A law degree that's backed up by
strong academic results.
The team
The Financial Regulations team is
made up of recognised experts with years of experience advising
clients on financial services regulations. Our firm is focused on
helping organisations being changed by technology and the digital
world - this is particularly true when it comes to the law and
regulation related to financial services. Clients rely on us for our
outstanding track record at the intersection of technology and
financial services, resulting in our Fintech expertise across
innovative payment services, investment services, blockchain
technology, open data and APIs, robo-advice, and new lending platforms.
Major international and domestic
banks (both retail and investment), payment institutions and e-money
institutions, funds, asset managers, insurers turn to us for advice.
The team serves all types of financial services organisations, IT
suppliers and others. We work closely with a client's in-house legal
and compliance personnel, providing a wide range of assistance on
their regulatory requirements and matters of financial services law.
A number of the world's largest
companies in the payments value chain turn to us for advice on
payments regulation, such as PSD2 and the 'level 2' documents under
PSD2, the EU Interchange Fee Regulation, the EU Cross-Border
Regulation, the EU SEPA Regulation and other regulations relevant to
our financial services clients such as AML regulations, outsourcing
regulations and other financial services regulations.
Take the next step
You think you are the right fit
for the role? Apply here or send your CV and motivation letter tobrurecruitment@twobirds.com.
If you have any questions or would
like more information ahead of potentially applying, you can contact
Scott McInnes, either by email (scott.mcinnes@twobirds.com) or by phone (+32 2 282 60 59),
for a confidential discussion.