Regulatory Lawyer (Contentious/Investigations)

**We are working with one of the largest financial services organisations across Asia, which has a strong and growing presence throughout Europe.** **The EMEA Regulatory Legal team is now looking for a lawyer, initially for a 12\-month contract role, as a maternity cover for a senior lawyer who acts as the lead Regulatory Counsel for contentious matters across EMEA.** **Candidates MUST be available at short notice – immediately or under 4 weeks, ideally.** This broad role encompasses internal investigations, whistleblowing, financial crime and litigation (if and when necessary). More specifically, the successful candidate will: * Manage/advise on contentious regulatory investigations, be they internal or involving regulators and financial crime agencies across EMEA; * Develop internal policies, pertaining to investigations and whistleblowing; * Investigate potential breaches of policies; * Deliver training, guidance and preparing template documentation relating to investigations, whistleblowing and financial crime. We are looking for: * A common\-law qualified lawyer, ideally with a minimum of 7 yrs. PQE **;** * Experience in self\-reporting and voluntary disclosures to regulators and financial crime agencies; * Financial crime and risk advisory experience, encompassing some/all of: AML, bribery and sanctions. **This is a fairly rare opportunity for a lawyer who does not wish to be pigeon\-holed and can form strong relationships with key stakeholder teams (e.g. compliance and audit) and across all levels of the organisation, both in the UK and internationally.** **The successful candidates will receive a competitive rate of daily pay and enjoy a generous and flexible hybrid working policy and a healthy work\-life balance.** For more information, please contact: matt@aysearch.com 07900 692209 OR celene@aysearch.com 07944 390723 To keep up to date with Arbuthnot Yon’s postings, please 'follow' us. *Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.*