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Linklaters' Re:link - Benchmark Regulation Lawyer
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Re:link, Linklaters' dedicated platform for contract lawyers, is seeking interim lawyers with strong expertise in benchmark regulation.
You will advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to financial benchmarks. You will be involved in supporting stakeholders on the use, administration and governance of benchmarks, reviewing contractual and disclosure implications, and helping the business manage regulatory change.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on the UK and EU Benchmark Regulation frameworks and related regulatory requirements
- Support on benchmark-related governance, disclosures and client-facing materials impacted by benchmark requirements
- Provide legal support on benchmark use, licensing, critical and significant benchmark issues
- Assist with regulatory change projects, implementation work and internal impact assessments
- Work closely with compliance, risk, product and business teams on benchmark-related matters
- Support engagement with regulators, industry developments and internal senior stakeholders
Required experience
- Qualified lawyer with pure regulatory advisory experience
- Strong working knowledge of UK and EU Benchmark Regulation with particular expertise in BMR and MIFID.
- Experience gained in a leading law firm, financial institution or regulatory body
- Comfortable handling complex regulatory issues in a practical, commercial way
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Desirable experience
- Exposure to interest rate benchmark reform and transition projects
- Familiarity with broader financial services regulation affecting markets businesses
- Experience advising on cross-boarder benchmark issues
We welcome applications from both seasoned consultants and lawyers looking to take their first step into the consulting sphere. As a Re:link consultant, you will collaborate closely with major clients and a range of Linklaters practice groups, engaging in high-profile and commercially impactful work.
At Re:link, you can enjoy the flexibility of a consulting career without compromising on the quality of your work, clients, or colleagues. Our platform connects top-tier contract lawyers with some of the most challenging, stimulating, and rewarding legal projects on a fixed-term basis—backed by Linklaters’ resources and support.
If you are ready to elevate your career while enjoying greater freedom and flexibility, we would be delighted to hear from you.
For more information or to apply please visit our website https://relink.linklaters.com/.
Our consultants are required to have the right to reside and work in the UK, as we are not able to sponsor visas.
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As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
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