Managing Associate - White Collar Crime/Financial Regulatory in Exeter

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward‑thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future. We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with a clear focus on fresh thinking as well as growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and inspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

We believe that whatever your legal experience you’ll find Michelmores different. From day one we encourage our people to forge relationships and expand their understanding and knowledge of areas that interest them – developing an understanding of commercial challenges and opportunities, rather than just knowing the law. We nurture creative and commercial thinking to help in your long‑term career success – it mirrors our approach to ensuring the very best outcomes for our clients too.

Finally, our culture really is something special to us. At Michelmores we take pride in how we all work together, whatever our role or seniority, and you’ll really grow and thrive because we encourage people to develop in areas that excite them or make them different. That’s how we nurture the brightest and best lawyers.

Our highly experienced Commercial & Regulatory Disputes team is looking for a Managing Associate to join them. The team works cross‑office so the role could be based in London, Bristol or Exeter. This role will have a central focus on contentious financial regulatory work, fraud (both civil and criminal) and financial crime (in particular sanctions, anti‑money‑laundering and anti‑bribery). Other areas of focus will include non‑contentious financial regulatory work and white‑collar crime generally. The role will have a significant international remit.

The role would involve supporting Andrew Oldland KC and the CRD team generally on aspects of financial regulation, fraud and financial crime. As a Managing Associate, the role would include supervising junior members of the CRD team and extensive marketing.

Steps taken by corporates, directors and managers in the immediate aftermath of an incident or emergence of wrongdoing are crucial in mitigating their impact on a business. Under the leadership of Andrew Oldland KC, our team is uniquely positioned to provide insight into the roles of regulators or prosecutors in the conduct of investigations, whilst our litigation team formulates strategies to take disciplinary action, recover financial losses and freeze assets. We also advise on reputation management and insurance coverage issues that may arise during these sensitive times.

Through our combined expertise, we provide continuity of representation and seamless advice to navigate the asset recovery and business crime aspects of fraud (including bribery & corruption and money laundering). We provide excellent training and career progression opportunities in an inclusive environment.

We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance. As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role can be based from our London, Bristol or Exeter offices. The ideal candidate will be at least 7PQE and have experience and expertise in, primarily, contentious regulator fraud and financial crime. This would include complex anti‑bribery and corruption and anti‑money‑laundering investigations and issues (and extend to sanctions). This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Lisa Gater (Recruitment Business Partner).

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff. As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre‑employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships.

*No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.