Regulatory Lawyer – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract /Secondment

Regulatory Lawyer – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract/Secondment

Division: Legal  

Department: Insurance Investments and Redress

• National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £47,200 to £63,000 per annum and London ranging from £50,300 to £67,000 per annum (salary offered will be based on skills and experience) 

• This role is graded as: Associate – Practising Legal

• Your external recruitment contact is Benjamin via [email protected]

• Your internal recruitment contact is Katie Ayling via [email protected]

• Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted

About the FCA and team 

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.

Our Legal Division provides advice and legal services across the full breadth of FCA activity, including regulatory, policy, enforcement and operational work. We are currently recruiting to a number of vacancies in the Regulatory and Corporate Legal Directorate (R&CL) of the Legal Division.   

This position is in the Insurance Investments and Redress  team in R&CL which provides advice and other support in relation to all aspects of the conduct regulation of insurers, pension providers and insurance and pensions intermediaries.  

The 12 months of the fixed term contract/secondment will be a key period of regulatory development in insurance and pensions. Recent work of the team has involved supporting the business in relation to, among other things, the FCA’s ongoing role in giving effect to parts of the Pension Schemes Act 2026, the FCA’s response to Which’s super-complaint, simplification of the FCA’s insurance rules,  FCA’s multi-firm report on value in insurance savings products and FCA’s consultation on improving value for money in pensions, the pure protection insurance market study, a proposed new regime for interactive digital pension planning tools, and the Government’s captive insurers initiative and related FCA policy proposals. Also supporting supervision in relation to interventions against individual firms relating to misconduct, perimeter or solvency issues, and/or proposed reorganisations. 

Role 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 required 

Minimum:

• Applicants should be a qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, or overseas equivalents) 

Essential:

• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to deliver good and clear analysis of issues  

• Ability to learn about new or novel legal issues quickly and with motivation, with the necessary oversight and support of colleagues   

• Ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused advice  

• Advising in a clear and reasoned manner and to question constructively  

• Build and sustain positive relationships and good communication skills  

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

• 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

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page. 

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s 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 be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers 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 options like 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.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing: 26th July

• CV Review/Shortlist: 28th July

• First Stage Interviews W/C: 10th August

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.