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Financial Services (Consumer Finance) Associate

Employer
Osborne Clarke LLP
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
12 Nov 2019

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Vacancy Type
Solicitors – Private Practice
Contract Type
Permanent
Practice Area
Financial Services
Experience Level
0-2yrs PQE, 2-5yrs PQE, 5+ yrs PQE
Role Classification
Lawyer

Job Details

We are looking for an Associate to join our highly regarded Financial Institutions Group in London, particularly focussing on the area of Consumer Finance.

This area of work has seen huge growth over the past 2 years following the arrival of a new partner to the group. As well as being at the forefront of exciting and fast-paced matters, our collegiate and supportive culture makes it a rewarding place to work.

The practice

Osborne Clarke’s consumer finance practice brings together market leading financial services and digital business expertise, in-depth financial services regulatory knowledge and finance specialists with in-house consumer credit and payments experience. This makes us a natural choice to assist a client base of institutional financial services clients, major technology companies and innovators in digital payments and consumer credit with their projects and new product launches, as well as on regulatory issues.

Find more about our practice using this link:

https://www.osborneclarke.com/services/banking-and-finance/consumer-finance/

The team

The FIG group are based across our London and Bristol offices. The London team comprises of 6 Partners, 1 Legal Director, 2 Associate Directors, 4 Senior Associates, 3 Associates and 1 Trainee Solicitor. This role will mainly be working with Nikki Worden, Partner.

The work

We act for innovators in the consumer finance, consumer banking, FinTech and payments arenas, handling matters at the forefront of their respective industries, as well as well-established big institutions.  Clients in need of consumer finance advice are not just those in the financial sector and are not just those dealing with consumers (the provision of finance to some small businesses is regulated too).  In addition to our financial services workload, we work internationally across the retail, transport, digital and utilities sectors, helping clients bring point of sale finance to their customers.  We also act for clients outside the financial services sector who are interested in launching subscription models. 

Osborne Clarke has market leading digital, technology and data privacy expertise. Given the increasing convergence of consumer finance, payments and technology, you will be collaborating extensively with lawyers across the firm in a fast-moving environment.

Technical skills and experience

Due to the technical nature of the practice, we are looking for evidence of a strong academic record and training ideally gained within a large regional, specialist or City Firm. As a guide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint an Associate in this area, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience.

Applicants should be familiar with some or all of:

  • the CCA regime and CONC,
  • MCOB and
  • BCOBS,
  • FSMA and the RAO

insofar as they apply to credit-related regulated activities, offering RMCs, current accounts, overdrafts and deposits.  Some payments experience would also be desirable.

Your career development

Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:

  • clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
    • high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
    • thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues;
    • robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and
    • reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure.

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

For more information or to apply

At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Emily Webb (Recruitment Manager) on emily.webb@osborneclarke.com.

 

At Osborne Clarke, we are known for our open and inclusive culture. We believe that by investing in the diversity and wellbeing of our people, we create an environment where everyone can thrive to be the best that they can be. This means recognising that our people have lives and commitments outside of work. We have invested in connected working for our people and, where possible, we will accommodate flexible working for all our roles.   

Company

Osborne Clarke LLP is energetic, forward thinking and client focused. Refreshingly unstuffy, this is an open and collaborative environment and we place great emphasis on teamwork rather than traditional hierarchies.

We use our experience, expertise and imagination to give clients tailored, practical, commercial advice that makes a difference to their business. When it comes to giving clients an opinion, we won't sit on the fence.

We know several important industry sectors inside out and we have particular expertise in Digital Business, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services and Real Estate & Infrastructure. Our International reach gives our clients access to global expertise.

Our mix of home-grown talent coupled with our strategic lateral recruitment activity delivers our vision.

Our comprehensive learning and development programme coupled with our competitive benefits package means we attract and retain the best talent. Development of the best talent is at the heart of what we do.

If you've got the drive, talent and imagination to succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

We know where we are going. Join us.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44(0) 117 917 3000
Location
2 Temple Back East
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EG
GB

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