Lead Associate – Redress Lawyer

Lead Associate Redress Lawyer
Division: Legal
Department: Investment Insurance & Redress (IIR)

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 68900 to 80333.33 and London from 75700 to 88300 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Lead Associate Practising Legal

• Your recruitment contact is Rumana Hussain via . Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair thriving and effective. By joining us youll play a key part in protecting consumers driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.

The Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full spectrum of FCA activities whether regulatory policy enforcement or operational.

Sitting in Regulatory & Corporate Legal (R&CL) Investment the Insurance and Redress (IIR) team provides legal advice on Policy and Supervision issues concerning Retail Investments Insurance and Pensions and Redress.

The Redress team plays a key role in securing redress for consumers when things have gone wrong and ensuring that consumers receive redress where it is due.

Role responsibilities

• Contribute to delivering the FCAs vision and ambitions by advising on potential motor finance redress issues and collaborating with the Treasury and the Financial Ombudsman Service to modernise the redress framework

• Advise on the application and effect of regulatory requirements and powers in practice collaborating with colleagues to ensure firms comply with relevant rules legislation and law

• Gain exposure by working at the forefront of financial regulation and consumer protection on complex and high-profile legal issues

• Influence the drafting of legislation and contribute to FCA policy development including creating rules and guidance for the FCA Handbook

• Advising on both project and BAU work of the redress team while continuously learning and growing in a unique legal context

• Collaborate on pioneering projects with colleagues across the FCA government departments and external organisations such as the Bank of England and HM Treasury while building strong relationships at all levels

• Shape the role around your strengths and interests while taking full ownership of your responsibilities and impact

Skills required

Minimum:

• Solicitor or barrister qualified in England or Wales or holder of an equivalent foreign legal qualification with substantial post-qualification experience

• Proven experience to manage and deliver complex projects or initiatives and navigating challenging environments to achieve successful outcomes

• Previous experience and understanding of public law such as Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and the powers the FCA has to supervise and regulate firms

Essential:

• Proven experience in a role which has required strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to cultivate and manage stakeholder relationships across all levels

• Ability to apply sound legal reasoning to complex and unfamiliar scenarios

• Strong judgement including the confidence to recommend courses of action to senior management and make well-founded decisions in uncertain or evolving circumstances

• Capable of conveying complex legal and regulatory concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Highley developed analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strategic approach to tackling challenges

• Adaptability and resilience able to thrive under pressure in dynamic and unpredictable environments

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• Non-contributory pension (812% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one thats 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.

Disability confident: our hiring approach
Were 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 cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.

Useful information and timelines

Timeline:

• Job Advert Close: 27th November 2025 (midnight)

• CV Review/Shortlist: 01st December 2025

• First Interview: W/C 08th December 2025

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time