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Legal Counsel
London | Permanent | Financial Services | Commodities & Markets
We’re working with a globally recognised financial markets organisation that sits at the heart of the international industrial metals market. They are looking for an ambitious Regulatory Legal Counsel to join their London-based legal team, advising across a fascinating mix of financial services regulation, public law, market rules and commodity derivatives. This is an opportunity to move beyond simply supporting matters and take genuine ownership of complex, high-value work from day one.
The opportunity
You’ll join a specialist regulatory legal team, working closely with senior lawyers and the General Counsel while having direct exposure to business teams across the organisation. The role offers considerable variety. One day you could be advising on trading or position management; the next, working on market data licensing, benchmark regulation, member onboarding, regulatory change or the development of a new product. You’ll need to be comfortable operating in a fast-moving, highly regulated environment, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives and communicating complex issues clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Provide practical, commercially focused regulatory legal advice across the organisation
- Advise business teams including Trading & Business Development, Market Surveillance, Market Access, Market Structure, Market Data and Regulatory & Compliance
- Advise on regulatory change programmes affecting the commodity derivatives market
- Research and analyse complex issues across financial services regulation, public law and the organisation’s rules
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their potential impact
- Contribute to responses to regulatory and public consultations
- Support new products, projects and strategic initiatives, identifying legal requirements and managing potential risks
- Draft and review legal advice, agreements and other relevant documentation
- Respond to queries from members on rules and regulatory matters
- Work collaboratively on complex, long-term cross-business projects
- Manage external counsel effectively, balancing quality of advice with cost
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What We’re Looking For
You’ll be a qualified solicitor admitted in England & Wales, or hold an equivalent qualification in another jurisdiction. The ideal candidate will have around 1–5 years' post-qualification experience, although applications from candidates outside this range are very much welcomed.
Your Background Might Include
- A leading City law firm
- An in-house legal team within financial services, such as a bank, investment firm or financial market infrastructure
- A trade association or regulatory body
- A reputable international law firm with relevant financial services regulatory experience
In-house experience isn't essential. More important is that you have a strong legal foundation, sound judgement and the curiosity and adaptability to develop expertise in a highly specialised area.
You’ll ideally bring
- Knowledge of UK financial services law, or relevant regulatory experience in another jurisdiction with the ability to learn UK regulation quickly
- Strong legal research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent drafting skills, including legal advice and agreements
- The ability to explain complex legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders
- A genuinely commercial approach to legal risk
- Confidence working autonomously while recognising when escalation is appropriate
- Excellent attention to detail and prioritisation skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business
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Particularly interesting if you have experience with:
- MiFID / MiFIR
- FSMA
- UK Benchmark Regulation (UK BMR)
- UK public law
- Commodity derivatives or commodities trading
- Financial markets or market infrastructure
- Contract law
You don't need to have all of these - in fact, prior experience specifically within commodities, public law or the organisation's regulatory framework isn't essential. What matters is intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm and a willingness to build new expertise quickly.
What makes this role different?
This is a rare opportunity to develop expertise across several areas that don't often come together in one legal role: financial services regulation, public law, commodity derivatives, market infrastructure and contract law. You'll have meaningful responsibility from the outset, work directly with senior stakeholders and gain exposure to matters that have a real impact on an internationally significant financial marketplace. For a lawyer interested in financial markets and looking to build a genuinely distinctive regulatory specialism, this is an opportunity worth exploring.
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