Senior Lawyer, Financial Conduct Authority
£60.9-83.5k
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1-3 days a week in office
Financial regulation service
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Financial regulation service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£60.9-83.5k
Salary dependent on location
More information about location
1-3 days a week in office
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 must be a qualified lawyer, eligible to practise in the UK
- Post qualification experience in one or more of the following areas: financial services regulation, investigations, complex litigation, fraud, public law or policy-making
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly assess information and identify key issues
- Advanced legal expertise, capable of conducting complex legal research and providing practical, imaginative and legally sound solutions in novel situations
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex legal and policy matters clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences, including senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships with peers, management, internal teams and external agencies at a senior level
- Self-motivated, able to manage deadlines under pressure
What the job involves
- We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective
- By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services
- The Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full spectrum of FCA activities, whether regulatory, policy, enforcement or operational
- Sitting in Enforcement Legal, the teams within LPI ensure that our policies and rules can be effectively enforced and that we have the appropriate investigation and enforcement powers and policies to achieve fair and just outcomes in response to misconduct
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the FCA’s enforcement policies(e.g. Enforcement Guide, Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual) and use this framework to guide actions across authorisations, supervision and interventions
- Provide legal and policy advice on enforcement and the exercise of the FCA’s powers, collaborating across Legal Division and other FCA teams
- Support Technical Specialists/Lead Associates in delivering team projects through proactive project management, coordinating multiple stakeholders and guiding junior Associates, trainees, or paralegals
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior colleagues and external bodies
- Prepare and present updates on projects, legal, or policy issues to EMO Directors and other internal committees (e.g., ExCo, ERPC)
Application process
- End Date: December 29, 2025
- Advert Closing Date: 28th December 2025
- CV Review/Shortlist: 30th December 2025
- First Interview: w/c 5th January 2026
- Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time
- Candidates from this recruitment round may also be considered for future vacancies in the Legal Division
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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