Associate, Regulatory & Investigation

Location: Edinburgh, GB; London, GB; Glasgow, GB

Department: Regulatory and Investigation

Location: Scotland/ out of London

Duration: Permanent

Reports to: Partner

Direct reports: None

PQE: 3-7 years

The Department

Dentons' Disputes, Regulatory, and Investigations group is a large contentious-focused team in the Disputes Division of Dentons split across London, Milton Keynes, Scotland, and remote-working. We are looking for an able and enthusiastic lawyer (ideally 4+PQE) to join the part of the team which is based in London and specialises in contentious financial services, financial crime, and internal investigations.

Regulatory and criminal enforcement action is among the most damaging events an institution or individual can face. To help manage our clients' risks, we have built a team with a deep understanding of the UK financial regulators and enforcement agencies, how they work, and how they think. We have over 12 years of combined experience working with regulators, which we use every day to help our clients avoid or deal with regulatory disputes.

We think how we help is as important as what we say, and our clients value that we provide a service that is responsive, commercial, and pragmatic.

The Role

Dentons represents a wide variety of industry clients in disputes involving complex financial products, capital markets, financial services transactions, and instruments, as well as securities and financial fraud disputes and investigations. We now have an exciting opportunity for an Associate to join the growing contentious regulatory and financial crime practice. You will work with financial institutions and large corporations in relation to complex internal and external investigations and regulatory enforcement proceedings on a range of matters. Your role will also involve advising institutions and individuals on regulatory and financial crime compliance, including in relation to financial market conduct, the conduct of business, senior management and governance, non-financial misconduct, money laundering, and bribery and corruption issues, often in collaboration with our overseas offices.

Drawing upon the industry knowledge and strength of our transactional and regulatory practices in all major financial centres around the globe, you will gain unparalleled experience and play a fundamental role in building the practice within London. This is an exciting and challenging role and an excellent opportunity for an Associate, who is passionate about working within a global firm and in supporting the ongoing growth of the practice. You will maintain client relationships, contribute to business development and thought leadership, raise your own profile, and support the continued growth of the practice. We would be particularly interested in hearing from ambitious 4 year+ PQE lawyers, however, we will consider talented candidates outside of that range.

Responsibilities

• Support on a range of internal and external investigations across a range of sectors, including financial services, energy, pharma, and media;
• Advise on financial services regulatory and financial crime issues;
• Build and maintain client relationships;
• Make significant contributions to business development, including providing thought leadership, to raise the profile of the firm externally;
• Work closely with the Banking, Financial Markets Litigation team where appropriate.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• English law legal knowledge gained within a top-tier city firm;
• Strong academic record;
• Experience in internal investigations for financial institutions and/or corporations;
• Experience in investigations brought by regulatory and/or law enforcement bodies, including FCA, PRA, FRC, and SFO;
• General financial services law knowledge;
• Experience in handling regulatory and enforcement agency requests;
• Experience with legal and regulatory requirements in relation to anti-money laundering/terrorist financing, the UK Bribery Act, and the Proceeds of Crime Act;
• Ability to work with a degree of independence;
• Exceptional drafting skills and legal research ability.

Personal Attributes

• Takes responsibility for own work;
• Is dedicated to exceptional client service;
• Has a keen interest in business development and demonstrates market focus;
• Strong financial, commercial, and business awareness;
• Excellent problem solving and decision making skills;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Demonstrates good judgment and resilience skills;
• Shows strong initiative and drive and takes control of own career development, enthusiastic about learning new skills;
• Strong teamwork skills.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate.

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.