SME Legal in London

SME Legal in London

London Full-Time On-site
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At LatentBridge, we make digital transformation work—without the noise.

We help enterprises simplify the complex, using AI orchestration and intelligent automation to solve real operational challenges. Our focus is on the parts of the business that are often overlooked—compliance, audit, policy, and risk—where precision, scalability, and accountability matter most.

Our products—Epic AI and IntellixCore—are built for this depth.Epic AI delivers enterprise-grade search and knowledge assistance directly inside the tools people already use—making access to information instant and intuitive.

IntellixCore is a platform to build, deploy, and scale intelligent agents across critical workflows—seamlessly integrating with existing systems.

We work with global banks, financial institutions, and legal firms—teams navigating constant change, regulatory pressure, and operational complexity.

In 2024, we were named one of the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, recognised for our growth and the tangible impact we deliver.

What sets us apart is not just what we build, but how we build it—grounded in enterprise realities, delivered with clarity, and always focused on outcomes that matter.

Job Description

  • Contract initial 1 yr Business & Functional Guidance on Legal Workflows as per the client’s interaction
    • Help LatentBridge (LB) understand the current legal operations and workflows – including pain points, manual interventions, and compliance bottlenecks.
    • Share industry best practices, key considerations and recommend the legal workflows as per the client’s pain points.
    • Advise & guide LB on “To-be” state for the Tech team to develop the solution to achieve operational efficiency.
  • Validate the proposed Tech Solution covering
    • Client’s scope and problem statement
    • Business & Legal aspects
    • Suggest improvements (if any) and future ready
  • Guide & lead on behalf of LB on Legal discussions and client’s workshop (on need basis)
    • Help in articulating how the solution would be differentiator and cost effective for the client.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Act as the Legal Subject Matter Expert for BFSI transformation, regulatory, and technology initiatives.
  • Provide legal and regulatory guidance on banking, capital markets, asset management, payments, insurance, and financial services projects.
  • Interpret and translate legal and regulatory requirements into clear business and functional requirements.
  • Partner with business stakeholders, compliance, risk, technology, and operations teams to ensure regulatory compliance across initiatives.
  • Review and validate business requirements, functional specifications, process documentation, and solution designs from a legal and regulatory perspective.
  • Support regulatory change initiatives driven by FCA, PRA, Bank of England, GDPR, MiFID II, EMIR, DORA, Consumer Duty, SMCR, Basel regulations, and other UK/EU financial regulations.
  • Perform legal impact assessments for new products, services, and technology implementations.
  • Identify legal and compliance risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
  • Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, architects, and development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Review contractual obligations, third-party agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and vendor compliance where required.
  • Participate in governance meetings and provide legal guidance during steering committees and stakeholder discussions.
  • Support UAT by validating regulatory and legal scenarios.
  • Maintain legal documentation, regulatory mappings, and decision logs.
  • Provide legal advisory support during audits, regulatory reviews, and internal compliance assessments.

Regulatory Knowledge

Strong understanding of one or more of:

  • FCA Handbook
  • PRA Regulations
  • Consumer Duty
  • SMCR
  • GDPR & UK Data Protection Act
  • MiFID II
  • EMIR
  • DORA
  • PSD2 / Open Banking
  • AML / KYC
  • Sanctions
  • Financial Promotions
  • Operational Resilience

Required Skills

  • Strong knowledge of UK financial services regulations
  • Experience working with investment banking, retail banking, wealth management, insurance, or capital markets
  • Ability to bridge legal, compliance, and business functions
  • Strong analytical and documentation skills
  • Experience in regulatory transformation or change programmes
  • Ability to simplify complex legal concepts for business and technology teams
  • Experience reviewing business requirements and solution documentation

Preferred Experience

  • 10+ years of legal experience within BFSI
  • Experience in a top-tier law firm or in-house legal team within a financial institution
  • Experience supporting digital transformation or regulatory change programmes
  • Knowledge of AI, cloud, data privacy, outsourcing, and technology contracts within financial services
  • Experience working in Agile and Waterfall environments
  • Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365

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Contact Details:

LatentBridge Recruitment Team