Associate, Financial Regulation Group

The Linklaters global Financial Regulation Group (FRG) is a core team of specialists and associates whose practice focuses on advising government bodies, investment banks, securities houses, exchanges, trading and settlements systems and other players in the financial services industry.

Linklaters has extensive experience in providing regulatory advice, establishing new market participants, obtaining MAS licenses and advising on all necessary legal and compliance steps. Clients rely on the groups unrivalled knowledge in complex cross-border regulatory investigations and enforcement cases. FRG lawyers also advise on the management of conflicts of interest, global marketing and selling restrictions and drafting and negotiating distribution agreements.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Technical
- Taking initial instructions internally or externally, delegating where appropriate
- Research, due diligence and information management
- Drafting and reviewing documentation, demonstrating familiarity with precedents and market standards

Client Relationship Management
- Taking a lead role in advising the client under appropriate supervision
- Providing commercial and legal advice to the client
- Demonstrating thorough market knowledge to identify current trends and concerns in relevant industry sectors.
- Able to present ideas to the client to resolve current market issues and anticipate potential problems

Management
- Supervising team and demonstrating control (particularly of documentation) through effective delegation
- Debriefing at the end of a matter or at other appropriate stages
- Co-ordinating, coaching and monitoring the work of others to facilitate achievement of objectives
- Effective organisation of documentation and project plans
- Managing meetings effectively by setting clear objectives and agendas and encouraging other’s participation.

Business Development
- Networking with client to capitalise on new business opportunities
- Contributing to quality know-how and their upkeep

Training
- Delivering practice specific training to develop junior associates
- Coaching less experienced associates and trainee
- Regularly giving and seeking clear performance feedback to/from others
- Characteristics, Skills & Experience required

Experience
- Ideally NQ to 2 PQE
- You will have a range of experience and a keen interest in non-contentious and/or contentious regulatory matters

**Skills**:

- Technical skills
- Networking skills
- Organisational skills
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Language skills - fluency in English. Mandarin would be helpful but is not mandatory

Characteristics
- Innovative and practical
- Team player
- Proactive
- Commercially minded
- Motivates others

**Technical Skills**:
**This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.**

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**Equal Opportunities**
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