Financial Regulatory Lawyer - Financial Regulation Advisory

Our market leading Financial Regulation Advisory team facilitate a coordinated and cutting-edge approach to regulatory risk management and compliance. We are ranked within Chambers Band 1 for our expertise in financial services regulatory advice and investigations. We work holistically with other practice groups across the firm to provide bespoke solutions to client needs. In particular, we work side by side with our Regulatory Investigations Group and our M&A Group, who are the market leaders on both domestic and international transactions.

We provide market-leading, client-centred and commercially driven advice on all aspects of Irish and EU financial services regulation. Our clients include leading Irish and international banks, investment firms and intermediaries, non-bank lenders, e-money and payment institutions, FinTechs, asset managers, depositaries and fund administrators.

Requirements

Candidates applying for this position should have:

• 1-2 years relevant post qualification experience.
• A desire to develop knowledge in the financial service regulatory area.
• A keen interest in regulatory work across the financial services sector.

Benefits

At ALG we pride ourselves on the high calibre of our employees. We place strong emphasis on career development and enabling our people to excel in their careers. Our work environment is friendly, professional and collaborative. In addition to working with a market leading, Chambers Band 1 team we offer:

• A highly competitive remuneration package.
• Access to the firm’s marquee training and development programmes, delivered through the ALG School of Business and Law.
• Discretionary performance bonus.
• Pension and health insurance contribution, clubs and subs contribution, marriage/civil partnership gratuity and leave, life assurance, complimentary conveyancing allowance and a subsidised restaurant and coffee shop.

The firm               

A&L Goodbody (ALG) is a leading Irish law firm with six international offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York and San Francisco. There are currently 115 partners and over 900 employees. The strong international and domestic business community in Ireland forms a valuable part of the A&L Goodbody client base.

We are incredibly proud that A&L Goodbody has been ranked as a 'Top Tier' firm in the Legal 500 EMEA Guide for 2023. The firm is consistently ranked number one in the Irish market and also on a European level. A sample of other recent notable awards include: listed as one of Ireland's top 25 best places to work according to LinkedIn's Top Companies list for 2022; Irish Law Firm of the Year (2022) by Chambers Europe; Irish Law Firm of the Year (2021) by Who's Who Legal; Most Popular Graduate Recruiter in Law (2024) by GradIreland; Tier 1 in all 7 practice areas (2022) by Chambers Global; Band 1 in 11 practice areas (2022) by Chambers Europe; Outstanding Firm for Pro Bono (2021) by Chambers Europe; and Diversity & Inclusion Firm of the Year (2021) by EMEA Tax Awards.

A&L Goodbody has a reputation for leading the way in continuously developing its service to clients and internally to its business. This is delivered through the use of new processes, ways of working and technologies and marketing-leading business service teams.