Professional Support Lawyer - Financial Services Litigation
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £50000 - £70000 per annum
- Closing date
- 26 Apr 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Financial Services
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Are you interested in a PSL role in Financial Services Regulations? Are you also interested in working for a nationally recognised team which handles exceptional quality work across the Financial Services sector? Look no further.
The Firm
This role is to join a Top 50, and Chambers ranked firm, and they are exceptional with many of their teams ranked Tier 1 for their specialism.
Their sector specialisms include but aren't limited to; Tech; Energy; Retail; Housing; Financial Services, and more. They are an ambitious firm with many very high-profile clients.
The firm has grown considerably in the last three years, and so has their revenue.
The firm has an entrepreneurial, collaborative culture. If you're dynamic, determined and looking for a firm where you can develop your skills, this firm will give you all the tools and infrastructure you need to grow and become the best you can be.
The Role
The firm is looking for a 5+ PQE Solicitor to work as a Professional Support Lawyer for the Financial Services Regulation Group in the Manchester office.
The firm has a sizeable, dedicated FS Regulation group which is National and spans across the firm's offices.
The successful financial regulation PSL will work closely with other PSLs across the Banking and Lender Services Group and wider firm, sharing experiences and best practice and delivering projects across the whole group.
The Financial Services PSL will support the firm's national financial regulation practice and offer strategic assistance in all areas of knowledge for the team, which will include:
- Managing/improving the teams precedents
- Updating and writing team guidance
- Collating current awareness and sector hot topics, with recourse to market source providers, and also leading on sector critical matters with the support of partners and assistants
- Organising ongoing team training, including vetting of training materials, writing/updating training materials, presenting sector critical training (both face to face and online)
- Managing the team knowledge bank with the support of the wider team
- Supporting key clients with training and knowledge services
- Working with the client services and business development teams on key strategic business development initiatives
- Liaising with industry bodies (e.g. UK Finance, the Building Societies Association and Finance and Leasing Association); and
- Supporting the financial regulatory department on ad hoc queries including work process improvement initiatives such as 'the use of technology'.
This role will form a crucial part of their team supporting clients principally across the Financial Services sector (as well as other sectors but, majority of the clients will be in FS)
There's arguably no better place to be within the FS sector, and within this Top 50 Legal 500 firm's Financial Services Regulation Group as they have such a strong reputation for work in this sector.
You will receive bespoke support, ensuring you have the technical, commercial and management skills to achieve results.
Requirements:
- You will be a Financial Services Regulation Solicitor/Lawyer with 5+ years PQE
- Qualified in England & Wales as a Solicitor
- You will receive a market-leading salary, which is dependent on experience
This is an exceptional opportunity for a Professional Support Lawyer 5+ years PQE (No upper limit to amount of PQE) to join their outstanding practice in the Manchester office.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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