Financial Services Lawyer - #1761154

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the legal team based in one of our state of the art facilities, working closely with our other regional offices. We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual with a passion for client service. We are experiencing significant growth in both our private and public sector practices largely due to our ability to harness new technology to deliver better services, faster. This is the ideal environment for an individual who wants to contribute to the growth of our business, be part of the future of legal services and solve real business problems.

What your days will look like:

• Generation, supervision and delivery of work within the Financial Services sector with a focus on investment and asset management.


• Drafting, negotiating, reviewing and assessing a wide range of financial services legal documents including key fund documentation and related material contracts, general fund and client/investor documentation.


• Advising on a range of Financial Services regulatory and commercial matters including Fund structuring, investment management, AIF Compliance, MiFID II, Dodd-Frank, EMIR, UMR, LIBOR transition and other regulatory requirements where necessary


• Supporting clients in delivering large scale, global contract review and remediation programmes resulting from regulatory or market developments.


• Supporting clients in the negotiation of a range of transactions and developing contract negotiation playbooks for clients.


• Supporting clients to leverage technology enabled workflows to support contract preparation, negotiation and execution; and


• Business development, including over time building a network of referrers within PwC as well as developing direct client relationships.

This role is for you if:

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales or equivalent common law jurisdiction


• Experience of advising on a broad Financial Services matters and leading teams providing advice in this sector


• Strong knowledge of a broad range of financial services regulations


• Ability to focus on work generation for financial services and to lead teams to deliver such services


• Ability to meet tight deadlines and to thrive in a fast-paced environment;


• Ability to use initiative and a willingness to embrace innovation and continuous improvement


• Ability to grow and manage a multi-disciplinary team

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.