Regulatory Lawyer – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract /Secondment in Ledston

About the Role

This Associate – Practising Legal role is within the Insurance Investments and Redress team in the Regulatory and Corporate Legal Directorate of the FCA’s Legal Division.

The position involves a 12‑month fixed term contract/secondment focused on regulatory development in insurance and pensions.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising on the application and effect of regulatory requirements and powers to ensure firms comply with all applicable rules, legislation, and law.
• Devising and implementing creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Being fully involved in the FCA’s policy development, including drafting rules and guidance in the FCA Handbook.
• Interacting with colleagues across the FCA and with government departments and other organisations engaged in financial services such as the Prudential Regulation Authority, HM Treasury, The Pensions Regulator and the Department of Work and Pensions.
• Having ownership and responsibility for discrete matters within your skill set, with supervision where appropriate.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum: Qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalent).
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to deliver clear analysis of issues.
• Ability to learn about new or novel legal issues quickly and produce pragmatic, outcome‑focused advice.
• Advising in a clear and reasoned manner and to question constructively.
• Build and sustain positive relationships and strong communication skills.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working model: minimum 40% in the office each month (increasing to 50% from September).
• Non‑contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary.
• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance.
• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually.
• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture that is free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best.

We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to make better decisions, drive innovation, and deliver better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help—reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including part‑time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident – our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore people or individuals with disabilities and long‑term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

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