Financial Services Regulation & Funds - Senior Associate/Director - London

Norton Rose LLP; London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in London is seeking a senior lawyer with expertise in fund formation to join their Financial Services Regulation & Funds team. The ideal candidate will have at least seven years of experience and strong regulatory knowledge. Responsibilities include advising on fund structuring, drafting legal documentation, and providing regulatory guidance. This role offers significant responsibility and opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience in fund formation.
• Strong knowledge of fund regulation including AIFMD and FCA rules.
• Experience in major law firms, investment managers, or fund service providers.

Responsibilities

• Advise on structuring and formation of investment funds.
• Draft and review fund documentation and investor agreements.
• Provide regulatory advice on AIFMD and FCA regulations.

Skills

Fund formation knowledge

Regulatory advice expertise

Strong drafting skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified in England & Wales

Job description

Ref No. 1508

Job Location London

Work Type Full Time

Description

Are you keen to take the next step in your legal career within adynamic practice that offers a high level of responsibility withgenuine progression and development opportunities? Are you looking towork in an enterprising team with the energy of a start-up, but backedby the resources of a powerhouse global firm? If so, this could be therole for you.

We're seeking an ambitious senior lawyer with a demonstrable trackrecord in fund formation to join our growing Financial ServicesRegulation & Funds team in London.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions by combining our legal, lobbying and political capabilitiesand invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of clients,from long-established leading corporations to emerging businesses,start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.

More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40+ offices across fourcontinents provide unrivalled access to expertise. In the UK, we haveoffices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Our Financial Services Regulation & Funds team has a trulyinternational reach, advising a broad spectrum of financialinstitutions - including fintechs, investment banks, hedge funds, andprivate equity funds - as well as several government entities, onfinancial regulatory matters across the UK, US, and Middle East.

We work with our clients to solve some of the most complex challengesfacing the industry today, providing strategic advice on leading-edgematters such as risk, regulation, fund launches, and transformation projects.

We are seeking a highly skilled lawyer to advise on the structuringand formation of a wide range of investment funds, including privateequity, hedge funds, credit funds, and other alternative investmentvehicles. Key responsibilities will include:

• Advising on the structuring and formation of investment funds,including private equity, hedge funds, credit funds, and otheralternative investment vehicles.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating fund documentation, offeringmemoranda, and investor agreements.
• Providing regulatory advice pertaining to the AlternativeInvestment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), FCA regulations, andoffshore compliance frameworks.
• Managing relationships with external counsel and coordinatemulti-jurisdictional legal matters.
• Liaising closely with compliance, tax, operations, and businessteams to ensure alignment across fund lifecycle stages.
• Supporting corporate governance matters, including board reportingand decision-making processes.
• Keeping abreast of developments in fund regulations and industrybest practices.

You'll play a pivotal role in driving the growth of an expanding andambitious practice, leveraging our entrepreneurial spirit to build abest-in-class offering. In return, you'll receive a perhaps unrivalledopportunity to balance responsibility, business development, andcareer progression, with the support of an internationally-recognisedteam at your side.

You

We are looking for an exceptional lawyer, qualified in England &Wales, with a minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience infund formation and regulatory advice across onshore and offshore jurisdictions.

You will have strong knowledge of fund regulation including AIFMD,FCA rules, SFDR, and relevant international legislation, alongside aproven ability to handle complex legal negotiations and multi-party transactions.

The role requires an understanding of UK and international fundregulation and practical experience in fund formation across keyjurisdictions including (ideally) the UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, theCayman Islands / BVI, and Channel Islands.

You will have excellent drafting, communication, and organisationalskills. Experience working in major law firms, investment managers, orfund service providers is preferred.

What you need to know

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.