Financial Services Lawyer
- Employer
- gmk
- Location
- England, London
- Closing date
- 25 Feb 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice, Barristers, In-House
- Experience Level
- Junior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Financial Services
- PQE
- 1-3 Years
Job Details
A fantastic opening has arisen for a junior associate with one of the City's leading mid-size firms.
The financial services regulatory team supports a broad range of clients including banks, insurers, payments firms, e-money issuers, crypto businesses, fund managers, P2P lending platforms and trading platforms.
Clients include large international banks and exchanges as well as innovative start-up and scale-up businesses. The team is known for its strengths in Fintech, payment services, insurance, exchanges and e-money among other areas.
The role
The position requires a junior qualified solicitor to join and support the team on regulatory matters. The diet of work will be varied and will include assisting on applications for FCA authorisation, drafting policies, advising clients on aspects of FCA and PRA rules, negotiating outsourcing and product distribution agreements, advising on the requirements of various EU Directives (including MiFID ii, PSD2, the Benchmarks Regulation and the Insurance Distribution Directive) and providing AML guidance.
The candidate
The ideal candidate will have around 1-3 years' PQE gained at a leading UK or international law firm. Candidates with in-house experience (including the FCA) will be considered also.
Pre-requisites for this role include an outstanding academic record allied to proven experience gained in a financial services regulatory team or its in-house equivalent.
Company
Background
gmk was founded in 1998 by Jon Garrett and Lynne McCarroll, both of whom qualified as solicitors before moving into legal recruitment in the early 1990’s.
The Business
At gmk we can assist you throughout your career from NQ to partner level. As legal recruitment specialists, we act for all major law firms (both UK and US) and can keep you up to date on all roles currently on the market. Market knowledge gained since 1998 means we can advise you on the difference between firms, the work on offer, size and structure of the team, and the working culture and practices the firm adopts.
We take time to get to know our clients, to understand their needs and requirements, and have built up an extensive range of contacts amongst partners, other lawyers, and human resources personnel, enabling us to source as many positions as possible, to give you as much choice as possible.
For our candidates we provide an individual service tailored to each unique situation. Whatever level of pqe you are, we can offer you a personal service, focused on your skills and career aspirations. Your CV will NEVER be sent out without your express consent, and we promise to keep you fully updated throughout the process. We aim to provide a service of the utmost professionalism and integrity, ensuring that we listen to and respond to your needs. You are not a number. We want you to stand out from the crowd.
- Website
- http://www.gmk-legal.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7269 9110
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