Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment
Senior Legal Counsel - FS Reg (Hampshire)
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Senior Legal Counsel - FS Reg (Hampshire)
Senior Legal Counsel – Financial Services Regulation
Senior Legal Counsel, Financial Services Regulation
We're working with a well-known, customer-focused financial services organisation to appoint an experienced Senior Legal Counsel into its highly regarded legal team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with strong financial services regulatory expertise to take on a broad, visible role—supporting a diverse portfolio of regulated products and strategic commercial initiatives across the business.
The Role
Reporting into the Head of Legal, you will provide legal and regulatory advice across a wide range of commercial and financial services matters.
The position combines high-quality commercial legal work with complex regulatory advisory responsibilities, partnering closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drafting, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of commercial agreements, including complex and strategically important regulated contracts.
- Advising on financial services regulation, with a focus on insurance distribution and consumer financial services products.
- Supporting the development of new products, partnerships, and commercial initiatives from both legal and regulatory perspectives.
- Providing prudent, commercially focused advice to senior stakeholders across the business.
- Working closely with Risk and Compliance teams on regulatory matters and governance.
- Advising on the implementation of regulatory change, including Consumer Duty and FCA developments.
- Playing an active role in improving legal processes, best practices, and operational efficiency within the legal function.
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About You
Applications are welcomed from lawyers with approximately 5 years’ PQE (Post-Qualification Experience) or above, who have gained strong financial services regulatory experience—either in-house or in private practice.
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You are likely to have:
- Significant experience advising FCA-regulated businesses.
- Strong commercial contracts experience, particularly regulated commercial arrangements.
- Expert knowledge of the FCA Handbook, with a focus on insurance distribution and consumer financial services regulation.
- Experience advising on Consumer Duty and wider regulatory developments.
- The ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives while building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence operating within a fast-paced commercial environment.
This opportunity would suit someone looking to join a collaborative legal team, where they can take ownership of complex regulatory matters while working closely on commercially significant projects.
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