Regulatory Lawyer, Financial Conduct Authority
£50.3-67k
Financial regulation service
Be an early applicant
Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£50.3-67k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable a fair and thriving financial services market for the good of consumers and the economy.
Role
Who you are
- Applicants should be a qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalents)
- Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to deliver good and clear analysis of issues
- Ability to learn about new or novel legal issues quickly and with motivation, with the necessary oversight and support of colleagues
- Ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused advice
- Ability to advise in a clear and reasoned manner and to question constructively
- Ability to build and sustain positive relationships and good communication skills
What the job involves
- Our Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full breadth of FCA activity, including regulatory, policy, enforcement and operational work
- We are currently recruiting to a number of vacancies in the Regulatory and Corporate Legal Directorate (R&CL) of the Legal Division
- This Associate role is in the Credit Hub within the Payments, Credit, Competition and Claims Management Department in R&CL
- The Credit Hub is formed by Credit Team 1 and Credit Team 2 which collectively share responsibility for the provision of advice on the regulation of consumer credit, mortgages and claims management
- This covers advice on lending and credit broking (including high-cost lending and credit cards), mortgage lending, arranging and intermediation, debt-related activities (including debt collecting and debt advice) and credit information services (including the operation of credit reference agencies)
- Advising on the application and effect of regulatory requirements and powers to ensure firms comply with all applicable rules, legislation and law
- Devising and implementing creative and pragmatic solutions
- Being fully involved in the FCA’s policy development, including drafting rules and guidance in the FCA Handbook
- Interacting with colleagues across the FCA and with government departments and other organisations engaged in financial services such as the Bank of England and HM Treasury
- Having ownership and responsibility for discrete matters within your expertise, with supervision where appropriate
Application process
- Job advert closes: Midnight on Sunday, 26 April 2026
- CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 27 April 2026
- Interviews: Wednesday, 6 May – Friday, 15 May 2026
- Candidates from this recruitment round may also be considered for future vacancies in the Legal Division
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developed on the back of the Financial Services Act of 2012, the Financial Conduct Authority is a regulatory body that acts as a regulator for financial firms, ensuring the integrity of the financial markets in the UK. Broadly focused on financial companies that provide consumer services, it’s governed by the Bank of England and therefore acts independently of the government.
The FCA is responsible for regulatory innovations, such as stronger customer authentication requirements, including biometric and code requirements for payments, that have clamped down on fraud and improved security for national consumers. The FCA also introduced the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision in 2017.
The organisation’s independence from government ensures its impartiality as a regulator. In the late 2010s, it set up the cryptoasset registration, a department responsible for ensuring the legality of crypto payments. This has become an important aspect of national counter terrorism measures, and exemplifies the complex and vital work that the organisation carries out.
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Company benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
Company HQ
Stratford Cross, London, UK
Leadership
Nikhil Rathi
(CEO)Previously the Private Secretary to UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and was the Chief of Staff and Director of International Development at the London Stock Exchange. Studied at St Anne's College Oxford.
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