The Commission is recruiting for a Legal Counsel to assist the Deputy Director, Legal with the provision of general legal advice across the Commission.
The Legal Team provide legal advice to support the Commission’s regulatory and supervisory activities and provide assistance on enforcement activities. The team assist with policy development; advise on ad hoc day to day operational matters; advise on or assist with the drafting of Commission rules, regulations and ordinances, and laws which relate to the Commission; liaise with external legal advisors, legislative drafters and external industry bodies; and undertake litigation work.
The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer holding a practising certificate in either the United Kingdom, a Commonwealth country, or in another common law jurisdiction. They will have 3+ years’ post-qualification experience, preferably with experience in regulatory law and practice, financial services law, or company and commercial law.
Highlights of the role include:
- Reviewing the undertaking of disclosure and legal privilege review, requests and advice.
- Demonstrating the ability to interpret and apply statutory requirements and communicate the same to regulatory staff members and other stakeholders.
- Assisting, providing advice on, as well as drafting, or amendment, of legislation, rules, regulations, policy, Memorandums of Understanding, agreements and procedures relevant to the work undertaken by the Commission.
- Attendance at, participation in and membership of various internal project boards and panels.
- Assistance, attendance and support with, including drafting, when required, in Court and litigation matters. This includes reporting to and updating of members of the Executive Committee as to the status of these matters.
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