About the Firm
Offering a significant amount of inherited business, our client is one of the largest financial services regulation teams in the city. They pride themselves on a highly supportive but commercial atmosphere, with a minimum of internal politics, focused on client success.
Role Overview
They are seeking a seasoned legal professional to join their regulatory team as a Partner. This role is ideal for someone with a robust understanding of financial regulations, credible market presence, and the ability to independently generate and manage client work.
Main Duties
Key responsibilities for this position will include, but are not limited to:
Regulatory Expertise: Handle both contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters, including enforcement actions, tribunal dealings, and board-level advisory.
Client Relations: Maintain and build relationships with key stakeholders, including financial institutions and regulatory bodies such as the FCA.
Business Development: Actively generate new business, leveraging personal connections and market credibility.
Training and Mentorship: Provide training to clients on market abuse, FCA dealings, and regulatory compliance. Mentor junior associates within the team.
Team Collaboration: Work closely with a large team of partners and associates, contributing to a collaborative and non-aggressive environment.
Requirements
Experience: this role would suit someone who has previously held a Partnership-level position within a regulation team at a law firm. Book-size is less important than credibility.
Credibility: Demonstrable ability to command respect and trust at board level and with regulatory authorities.
Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth understanding of financial regulations, including authorizations, enforcement actions, and compliance.
Business Acumen: track record of generating business and managing high-stakes client relationships.
Leadership: Strong leadership skills with a commitment to mentoring and developing junior team members.
Benefits
Client Base: Access to one of the largest client bases in the city.
Career Growth: existing business to inherit. Substantially develop your client-base.
For more information about this position, please get in touch with Jonathan Skerrett.
Email: jonathan@rutherfordsearch.com
Phone: 020 3778 0891
Reference Code: 36255
About Rutherford
Rutherford is a boutique search firm located in London. Our consultants are executive specialists in compliance recruitment, and also in financial crime, legal and cyber security, all within the financial and professional services sectors in the United Kingdom and New York. We use our carefully curated relationships, networks and market knowledge to find the best fit for the clients in hand. We work with a wide range of clients, spanning from advisors, management consultants, corporate and commercial banks, brokers, exchanges, MTFs and financial tech, through to global investment managers, hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks and technology firms. We began as a compliance recruitment firm in London and expanded to offer new resourcing expertise across legal and cyber recruitment. We have been a leading legal and compliance search agency in London for a decade and are excited about bringing our expanded offering into the technology area.
