Commercial Lawyer

Join the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Commercial Lawyer and play a key role in regulating financial services firms in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity for someone at the early stage of their legal career to receive close supervision, mentoring, and guidance from experienced specialist lawyers. You will provide practical legal advice on a broad range of commercial, procurement, data protection, and operational matters, draft and negotiate contracts, and build effective relationships with stakeholders across the FCA. The role offers hybrid working, 25 days of holiday, private healthcare, a non-contributory pension, life assurance, and income protection.

• Provide practical legal advice on a broad range of commercial, procurement, data protection and operational matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, licences, NDAs, secondment agreements and other business arrangements.
• Advise on supplier and procurement issues, including contract changes, extensions and strategic commercial relationships.

• Experience as a practising lawyer, in the public sector, private practice or in house legal team
• Relevant experience in general commercial law / commercial contracts. Experience also in public procurement, data protection and/or technology-related legal issues would be beneficial
• Qualified Lawyer (Solicitor, barrister, Chartered Legal Executive, or equivalent legal professional) typically from newly qualified (NQ) up to 3 years’ PQE
• Effective communication and analytical skills, with the ability to present complex issues in a clear, concise and effective manner
• Effective organisational skills, with demonstrable experience managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality work to strict deadlines
• Commitment to continuous improvement, including developing legal know-how, guidance, templates and training to support wider organisational capability
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to build, sustain and leverage positive professional relationships across the organisation
• Practical problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver pragmatic, outcome-focused advice and communicate intricate legal issues clearly to non-legal stakeholders
• Ability to learn new or novel legal concepts rapidly, demonstrating self-motivation while working under the guidance and support of senior colleagues