EY Law - Associate - Financial Regulation - Financial Services - London

Financial Services Regulatory Associate (3 years PQE+)

     Department - EY LAW - Position - Manager

     Who we are?

EY has one of the largest and fastest growing legal practices in the world. In particular, we have a dedicated team of regulatory lawyers who form part of EY’s multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional offering to banking, capital markets, and wealth & asset management clients. The team sits in EY’s FSO group, EY’s financial services powerhouse, and advises on work won within the group and that it wins itself externally. The team includes an award-winning former partner of leading UK and US law firms, and senior and junior lawyers who have gained experience in private practice, investment firms, fund managers, payments services firms and regulators.

      What are the opportunities in this role?

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• work for significant financial services clients, often on new, bespoke projects and on challenging regulatory issues (including on cryptocurrency, blockchain and ESG);
• take on significant responsibility early on;
• benefit from frequent client contact;
• work across a wide range of regulatory issues;
• accelerate your career; and
• have the opportunity to carve out a specialism.

What will you be responsible for?

You will also be responsible for and be expected to have experience of the following:

• providing legal and regulatory advice on a wide range of legal and regulatory issues, including compliance, governance, and risk management;
• advising on UK and EU regulations which may include (but are not limited to): FSMA, MiFID II, UCITS V, AIFMD, CASS, CRD IV, EMIR, CCA and PSD2;
• implementing legal and regulatory change projects, including the development of template agreements and negotiation guidelines;
• knowledge of ESG regulation and oversee ESG regulatory implementation; and
• drafting memorandums of advice.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a mid-level financial regulation associate who:

• has excellent academic qualifications;
• has at least 3 years of post- qualification experience in financial regulation;
• has a positive attitude;
• has excellent research and drafting skills;
• has strong organisational skills and can multi-task;
• has a strong interest in business development;
• can think quickly on their feet and can take initiative; and
• has good interpersonal skills and is a good team player.