SeniorRegulatory Lawyer
Division: Legal
1. Salary:National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,900 to £81,000per annumand London from £66,900 to £89,000per annum(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
2. This role is graded as:Senior Associatewithin the Practising Legal family
3. Your recruitment contact isRaimonda viak.
4. Applications must besubmittedthrough our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
About the FCA and team
We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us,you’llplay a key part in protecting consumers, driving economicgrowthand shaping the future of UK finance services.
Our Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full breadth of FCA activity, including regulatory, policy, enforcement and operational work. We are recruiting to a number of vacancies in the Regulatory and Corporate Legal Directorate (R&CL) of the Legal Division.
This Senior Associate role is in the Markets Department in R&CL. The Department comprises two teams and you will be assigned to one following the recruitment process. However, you may work across the full scope of the Department’s remit.
The Trading & Securitisation Team advises on trading venues (recognised investment exchanges, MTFs and OTFs), securitisation, MiFID/MiFIR wholesale issues, commodity derivatives, emissions trading, OTC derivatives (EMIR), cryptoasset trading platforms, securities financing transactions and regulated covered bonds. The team also covers international matters, including free trade agreements, equivalence and deference,informationsharingwith international partners.
The Market Access and Conduct Team advises on the prospectus and public offer regime, listings, disclosure rules, market abuse, CSDR and settlement, short selling, issuer and sponsor conduct in the primary market, sanctions matters and the cryptoasset admissions, disclosure andmarket abuse regimes.
Role responsibilities
5. Advising on the application and effect of regulatory requirements and powers to ensure firmscomply withall applicable rules,legislationand law
6. Devising and implementing creative and pragmatic solutions
7. Being fully involved in the FCA’s policy development, including drafting rules and guidance in the FCA Handbook
8. Interactingwith colleagues across the FCA and with government departments and other organisations engaged in financial services such as the Bank of England and HM Treasury
9. Having ownership and responsibility for matters ofmediumcomplexity withappropriate supervisionfrom more senior colleagues
Skillsrequired
Minimum:
10. Applicantsshouldbe a qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalents) with, generally, at least3 years’ PQE in house, publicsectoror private practice
Essential:
11. Solid analytical skills and the ability to deliver good and clear analysis of issues
12. Ability to learn about new or novel legal issues quickly and with motivation, with the necessary oversight and support of colleagues.
13. Ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused advice
14. Ability to advise in a professional and reasoned manner and toquestion constructively
15. Ability to build and sustain positive relationships andgood communicationskills
16. Working in a legal function,in particular ina financial services or public law context
Benefits
17. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
18. Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)
19. Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
20. Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance
21. 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
22. A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle
For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visitour benefits page.
Our values and culture
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: onethat’sfree from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drivesinnovationand delivers better regulation.
If yourequireany adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability confident: our hiring approach
We’re proud to be aDisability Confident Employerand therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet theminimumcriteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In case of high application volumes,we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
Useful information and timelines
Timeline:
23. Job advert closes: Midnight on Sunday, 26 April 2026
24. CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 27 April 2026
25. Interviews:Wednesday,6 May– Friday, 15 May 2026
26. Candidates from this recruitment round may also be considered for future vacancies in the Legal Division
27. 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.