Job Description
Corporate Regulation & Compliance Senior Solicitor (6+ PQE) | The City | Top 60 ranked firm
A unique opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Senior Solicitor who has a speciality across corporate regulatory & compliance, to join a highly ranked L500 law firm. The firm has recently seen a sustained period of growth, and with this comes real opportunity. This is an exciting time to join such a prestigious and progressive law firm.
The Firm:
This award-winning, full-service firm is recognised nationwide for its strong reputation across Corporate, Real Estate, Employment, Family and Private Client work. With multiple offices across the UK, the firm is known for providing pragmatic advice, fostering long-standing client relationships, and investing heavily in its people.
Their client base is diverse and far-reaching, including national public and private businesses, property developers, regulated professionals, HNW individuals and well-known retailers, restaurant groups and sports personalities. This depth and breadth of work positions the firm to compete with some of the world’s largest practices.
The firm is widely praised for its supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture, and is particularly well-regarded for mentoring and career development. You will join a team where you can expect early responsibility, strong partner support and a clear progression path.
The Team:
The Corporate Regulatory team sits within the firm’s wider Commercial Litigation department and advises a broad range of high-profile clients, with particular strength across regulatory and governmental bodies as well as organisations operating in heavily regulated sectors. The team specialises in complex corporate regulatory and compliance matters, frequently working alongside colleagues across the firm to help clients navigate evolving corporate responsibility, governance and compliance obligations.
The practice is recognised for its involvement at the forefront of regulatory developments, particularly within the parking management sector, and is regularly engaged in lobbying activity, media commentary and television appearances. As a result, the work is varied, fast paced and often highly visible within the market.
The team is led by a highly regarded and experienced partner, widely recognised as one of the leading specialists in the UK parking sector, with an established reputation for advising on complex and high-profile corporate regulatory and compliance matters.
You will join a close-knit team of specialist lawyers, offering the opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth and direction of the practice while benefiting from strong mentoring, high-quality work and genuine long-term career development.
The Role
This is a unique opportunity for a Corporate Regulatory Senior Associate with 6+ years’ PQE to join their prestigious and growing team. Working with the firm’s national client base, you will be working alongside exceptional lawyers, where your will drive further success for both your career and the firm.
You will manage, be involved and develop a variety of corporate regulatory and compliance matters, including:
* Large scale and complex Government Consultation and linked regulatory obligations
* Corporate Responsibility and Reputation Management across various sectors
* Data protection compliance, ICO guidance, including handling complex and cross border data compliance and maintaining privacy/data protection policies and managing data breach response, readiness assessments, risk assessments and audits
* Sector based compliance – we have a particular niche in Private land parking management, linked enforcement and lobbying, including the management of commercial land (airports, ports, railways, private/public land).
Consumer obligations and protection, including:
* General product safety and recall, Advertising standards (ASA, CAP codes), Gambling licensing and prize competition rules
* Management of commercial land (airports, ports, railways, private/public land)
* Support the expansion of the practice and secure new opportunities with both existing and prospective clients
* Maintain up to date knowledge of legal and regulatory developments.
You will provide expert advice to clients across a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters, with a particular focus on data protection, privacy and evolving AI-related regulation and governance issues. As this area continues to develop at pace, the firm is committed to remaining at the forefront of regulatory change, offering the opportunity to build expertise within a rapidly growing and increasingly important sector.
With continued growth across the department, you will have excellent opportunities to develop your professional network, contribute to business development initiatives and raise your profile both internally and externally. The role offers a genuine platform to build market visibility, play an active part in mentoring and developing junior team members, and progress towards future senior leadership and partnership opportunities.
Requirements:
* Experienced Solicitor with 6+ years PQE (England & Wales) with a strong experience across corporate regulatory issues, ideally with specific expertise in advising clients on the corporate responsibility, compliance and regulatory aspects relating to data protection
* An interest and knowledge of the developing AI landscape and its impact on corporate governance
* A passion for creative problem-solving, delivering neat and effective solutions to complex issues.
* Enthusiasm for business development and marketing, with an engaging, personable and collaborative approach.
* An interest and knowledge of the developing AI landscape and its impact on corporate governance
The Corporate Regulatory Senior Associate role is career-shaping opportunity within a highly regarded full-service law firm, offering exposure to high-value matters while advising a broad range of clients! With the platform to progress their career in a fun and progressive Corporate Regulatory team, and in a fast-growing firm with a friendly and supportive culture.
Apply now for immediate consideration, or contact JMC Legal Recruitment a call for a confidential conversation.