Assistant Manager - Regulatory Lawyer - Legal Services - London

Job description

KPMG Legal Services

The Legal Services Team sits within KPMG Tax. Its establishment flows naturally from KPMG’s long history of successfully delivering multidisciplinary services to clients. Its vision is to be the legal adviser of choice for KPMG’s clients when it comes to their people, corporate structures, internal arrangements, regulatory requirements and disputes with HMRC. Core corporate, commercial and employment law teams, and a market leading tax litigation team, are already in place. Over the next few years, these teams will grow and Legal Services will expand into other areas of law that fit within its vision and the needs of KPMG’s clients.

What KPMG Legal Services is looking for from its lawyers:

- Team players who enjoy working with people from different backgrounds and discipline
- Approachable people who are keen to develop personally and professionally, and to assist with the development of junior team members
- Lawyers with a passion for the law
- Intellectually curious, open-minded and analytical people, with an eye for detail and pride in their work
- Driven and proactive professionals who deliver a great service to their clients
- Relationship builders who can spot and develop new opportunities both within the KPMG network and externally
- Flexible people who are able to deal with a fluid, changing work environment

Why you might want to join KPMG Legal Services:

- You can see the advantages of professional advice being provided within a multidisciplinary team
- You are ambitious and perceive the wealth of opportunities presented by a start-up legal practice in a leading global professional services firm
- You want the opportunity to develop client relationships and KPMG’s legal services capabilities
- You are excited by the idea of being a founding member of a team that will grow significantly
- You want to broaden your experience and become a more rounded professional
- You want to achieve a sustainable work-life balance

Who we're looking for:

We are currently looking to recruit a Regulatory Lawyer to join our growing Financial Services Regulatory team at KPMG. The role will be based in our London office but with potential for on-site client work.

We are looking for candidates with between NQ and 3 years post qualification experience ideally, for which this would represent an excellent opportunity for career development.

The successful candidate will have gained relevant experience in a leading City firm or International equivalent. The role will involve primarily non-contentious advice and support to clients in the context of a board range of financial services regulatory issues including; long-term and short-term insurance, financial advisory and intermediary services and banking law and the interplay between these various fields, and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience in these areas.

Alongside this, the successful candidate will require project management and restructuring experience, particularly in respect of applications to the financial regulator (pre and post transaction, within their relevant jurisdiction) such as change of control, transfer of businesses and substitution of businesses.

You must have an Upper Second or above honours degree from an educational institution, and show experience in dealing with complex regulatory question and that you are technically excellent in your field.

As well as proving your strong communication, organisational skills and commercial awareness, a clear enthusiasm for business development will be essential as this is integral to growing the business.

You will need to show a collaborative approach with a strong client focussed ethic, and that you have the drive to build the reputation of the team internally and externally. The ideal candidate will need to be able to demonstrate a passion for the regulatory legal environment in financial services.