Regulatory Lawyer – 12 months fixed term contract (maternity leave cover)
Regulatory Lawyer – 12 months fixed term contract (maternity leave cover)Division: Legal Division Department: Payment Systems and Competition Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £60,900 to £81,000 per annum and London from £66,900 to £89,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Practising Legal Your external recruitment contact is Raimonda via raimonda.stankute@fca.org.uk Your internal recruitment contact is Fizah via fizahfarouk.ibrahim@fca.org.uk Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted. Please include a cover letter with your application. Your CV should clearly highlight the relevant experience and skills that match the role criteria, while your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying. 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’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services. The FCA’s Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full breadth of FCA and Payment Systems Regulator activity, including regulatory, policy, enforcement and operational work. The FCA Legal Division’s Payment Systems & Competition Department provides advice to the PSR on its approach to regulation and policy development and also its compliance and supervision work. It also provides advice to the FCA and PSR on how they each use their functions under competition law. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers and other users of payment systems, contributing to economic growth and helping improve UK financial services Role responsibilities Give high quality, risk based, legal advice to the PSR and FCA to support better outcomes for consumers and other users of payment systems Advise on policy development, for example consultations Advise on the application of existing legal requirements to those we regulate including potential areas of non-compliance Draft requirements (such as PSR directions) Work with colleagues across the FCA and PSR and with others such as the Bank of England and HM Treasury Manage a busy and complex workload (with appropriate support and supervision) with professionalism and through teamwork Use AI and other technologies appropriately to support high-quality outcomes and efficiency Uphold our values and culture which underpin our commitment to our colleagues, including inclusivity Skills required Minimum: A lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Leg...