Financial Regulation Contentious Associate

Contentious Financial Regulation Lawyer 46 years PQE

Location: London

Overview

Join a marketleading financial services regulatory practice known for resolving complex and systemic challenges in the UK financial sector. You will work with a team of expertsincluding barristers exregulators and former ombudsmento develop strategies that align with commercial priorities and reduce regulatory scrutiny. This role offers the rare opportunity to work alongside Jonathan Cavill who specialises in investigating and managing largescale regulatory issues for financial institutions. His team leads highprofile matters spanning FCA PRA and FOS engagement large remediation programmes supervisory interventions and enforcement risk management. If you thrive on intellectually challenging work and navigating a fastevolving regulatory landscape this role provides exceptional career growth.

The Team

Our Regulation Insurance and Funds (RIF) Group brings together specialists in insurance investment management funds banking products and financial regulation. The Financial Regulation team is a strategic growth priority and operates at the forefront of UK regulatory change.

You will join a team that:

• Handles highimpact systemic investigations
• Advises on regulatory stress events mass redress and supervisory interventions
• Works directly with former FCA PRA and FOS specialists
• Advises on emerging regulatory themes such as AI governance collective actions and redress frameworks
• Acts for leading banks insurers investment managers platforms and pension providers

Key clients include: Abrdn Aegon UK Aviva AXA HSBC Legal & General Lloyds Banking Group NatWest Phoenix Group Royal London RSA Railpen Investments Post Office Limited and others.
Clients value our blend of regulatory expertise and commercial insight describing our advice as rapid practical and grounded in realworld risk.

What Youll Do

You will play a central role in delivering strategic regulatory advice supporting contentious matters and managing complex multistakeholder issues. Work will include:

Systemic & Contentious Regulatory Matters

• Advising on largescale systemic issues across banks insurers and investment firms
• Supporting FCA PRA and FOS supervisory and enforcement processes
• Managing s.166 Skilled Person Reviews
• Developing risk mitigation and rectification plans
• Leading breach assessments and incident response strategies

Regulator & Ombudsman Engagement

• Preparing firms for regulator meetings and interviews
• Drafting regulatorfacing correspondence
• Designing engagement strategies to reduce scrutiny
• Advising on mass FOS exposures and complaint cohorts
• Supporting Judicial Review strategies relating to FCA PRA and FOS decisions

Redress & Disputes

• Advising on mass redress programmes (cohorting compensation governance)
• Working on collective actions market abuse insider dealing and consumer claims
• Leading financial services disputes and wider advisory matters

You will also have opportunities for client secondments and involvement in major crossdisciplinary projects.

What Were Looking For

Core Experience

You should have experience in several of the following:

• FCA/PRA supervisory or enforcement matters
• Regulatory investigations and contentious regulatory issues
• FOS strategy and mass complaint management
• Section 166 Skilled Person support
• Redress schemes and systemic issue management
• Market abuse insider dealing and financial crimerelated matters
• Financial services litigation or dispute resolution
• Drafting regulator communications and risk mitigation plans

Additional Attributes

• Strong academic background
• Ability to supervise and mentor juniors
• Confidence engaging with clients and regulators
• Appetite for highcomplexity regulatory work
• Interest in contributing to business development in a growing practice

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm with over 3800 employees across 28 international locations. We are recognised for delivering highquality legal advice on complex multijurisdictional matters with particular strength in financial services energy infrastructure real estate and technology. Our innovative delivery model includes inhouse legal technology project management solutions Vario (our freelance lawyer platform) and Brook Graham (our global D&I consultancy). We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.

Awards

Pinsent Masons has received extensive recognition across the legal industry including Legal Business Law Firm of the Year the FTs Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe (multiple times) and ranking as Thomson Reuters leading legal brand in the UK. We are also celebrated for our commitment to inclusion recognised by Stonewall as a Top Global Employer ranked as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families for seven consecutive years accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and the first law firm to join the Valuable 500. A full list of accolades is available at: Flexible working requests are welcomed.

Ready to Take the Next Step

For a confidential discussion please contact:
Steffy Lam Talent Acquisition Advisor

applications must be submitted via our careers website.