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About the Role

The FCA regulates financial services firms in the UK to ensure fair, thriving, and effective financial markets, protecting consumers and driving economic growth. This role is within the Insurance Investments and Redress team, providing advice and support on the conduct regulation of insurers, pension providers, and intermediaries during a key period of regulatory development.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the application and effect of regulatory requirements and powers to ensure firm compliance with rules, legislation, and law.
• Devise and implement creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Participate fully in the FCA’s policy development, including drafting rules and guidance for the FCA Handbook.
• Interact with colleagues across the FCA, government departments, and other financial services organizations.
• Take ownership and responsibility for discrete matters within your skill set, with appropriate supervision.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalents).

Skills

• Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to deliver clear analysis of issues.
• Ability to quickly learn new or novel legal issues with motivation and support.
• Ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic, outcome-focused advice.
• Ability to advise clearly and constructively.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

Location

• Edinburgh
• Leeds
• London

Work Type

• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Associate – Practising Legal

Education Level

• Qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalents)

Salary/Compensations

• Edinburgh and Leeds: £47,200 to £63,000 per annum
• London: £50,300 to £67,000 per annum

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working model (minimum 40% in office, increasing to 50% from September)
• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age)
• Life assurance at eight times salary
• Private healthcare with Bupa
• Income protection
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
• Flexible benefits scheme

About the Company

• 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.
• Our Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full breadth of FCA activity, including regulatory, policy, enforcement and operational work.
• We are creating a fair and more resilient financial system.
• We are establishing more transparent relationships between financial services and their customers, building trust in financial markets and protecting vulnerable consumers.

Equal Opportunity

• We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best.
• We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
• If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
• We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
• We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.