Enforcement and Market Oversight Litigations Lawyer
Job Title – Enforcement and Market Oversight Litigations Lawyer Division – Enforcement and Market Oversight Department – Wholesale and Unauthorised Business Investigations Team – Wholesale 2 Salary – National ranging from £79,400 to £100,000 and London from £87,300 to £123,500 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About The FCA
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About The Post
We’re recruiting a Regulatory or Criminal Investigations technical specialist to join our Wholesale and Unauthorised Business department. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced technical professional to work a complex and varied portfolio of work that directly protects consumers and furthers the FCA’s objectives. Wholesale Enforcement ensures that suspected wrongdoing in the wholesale financial markets is investigated and where serious misconduct by firms and/or individuals is identified they are held to account. Our investigation teams undertake criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations spanning insider dealing, market manipulation, misleading statements by listed companies and systems and controls failings.
Key Responsibilities
Providing technical legal and strategic advice on a wide range of complex enforcement matters, often under time and stakeholder pressure
Supporting investigation teams to progress a challenging portfolio of cases in an environment which is fast paced
Working with investigation teams to find innovative solutions to ongoing and emerging risks and legal/strategic issues
Managing relationships with stakeholders
Assisting in the presentation of enforcement matters to an Executive Decision Maker or the RDC
Assisting the Department Management team, providing strategic thought informed by visibility of complex issues across the Department and wider FCA
Advising on and contributing to new initiatives, processes and guidance to support the Transformation programme and other key workstreams across EMO and beyond
Working collaboratively with other Technical Specialists across EMO, identifying emerging trends and associated training or change needs within the division
Training and coaching staff when required and being a member of expert groups when appropriate
What will you get from the role?
A challenging and varied portfolio of work that directly protects consumers and furthers the FCA’s objectives
Satisfying, worthwhile and responsible work with the opportunity to use your skills in complex situations, engaging with internal and external stakeholders
The ability to work on high-profile, complex and cutting-edge matters involving a range of stakeholders and regulated industries
Work in a high-energy and stimulating division, within a supportive environment that continually seeks to develop members across EMO
Minimum Requirements
Qualified solicitor or barrister with significant PQE or post-Call experience
Experience of regulatory or criminal investigations or proceedings
Essential Requirements
Ability to perform under pressure, including taking risk-based decisions, and prioritise whilst delivering multiple outcomes to challenging deadlines
Ability to advise on a wide range of different issues, spanning the breadth of the regulated sector, the FCA’s Handbook and other legislation
Ability to assess and analyse voluminous and data-heavy bodies of evidence in complex cases, drawing out key implications and reaching sound judgements and being able to defend those judgements where appropriate, including to senior management
Ability to think about problems creatively and to apply powers in new or unusual ways
Ability to draft quickly and accurately on complex matters under pressure
Experience of forming and maintaining effective working relationships with peers, management, internal and external stakeholders across the organisation, and external agencies
Experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders with gravitas, and working constructively with decisions made by others, including when disagreeing with the decision made
Ability to act on your own initiative to deliver the desired outcomes within specified timescales
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, valuing different perspectives and backgrounds, and working with other departments and divisions to minimise silos
Experience of conducting investigations and presenting to the RDC or Tribunal/Court
Strong understanding of the structure of the wider FCA, FSMA and the FCA’s Handbook, rules and guidance
Benefits Of Working At The FCA
28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
Private healthcare with Bupa
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Raimonda Stankute on raimonda.stankute@fca.org.uk
We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible. If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.
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