Regulatory Disputes Associate – Compliance & Investigations

Overview

In this role you advise clients on regulatory risk across the lifecycle, including preventive compliance, investigations, regulator engagement, and enforcement processes. You will operate within a cross-office Regulatory Disputes team, handling high-impact matters for major national and international businesses. You will contribute to crisis and contentious work, complex investigations, and due diligence across compliance areas, in a collaborative, growth‑oriented environment. This is an opportunity to shape outcomes in ABC, FTPF, Modern Slavery, and related areas, with a strong emphasis on client-facing, solutions‑led advice.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary 65,000-85,000 (DOE)
• Market aligned benefits
• Supportive, high performing team culture
• Opportunities for cross-office collaboration
• Wellbeing and inclusion focus
• Professional growth and development programs

Responsibilities

• Advise on regulatory frameworks and compliance obligations across the lifecycle
• Support internal and external investigations, including regulator-facing strategy and document review
• Provide non-contentious Health & Safety guidance (building/fire safety, duties, policy development)
• Assist crisis and contentious matters post-incident or investigation, including regulator engagement and interviews
• Deliver due diligence support across compliance and risk areas
• Engage with complementary regulatory areas as needed (health, environment, digital regulation)

Key requirements

• Regulatory compliance and investigations experience
• Ability to draft responses to information notices; support regulatory interviews, inspections, or hearings
• Experience in ABC, FTPF, Modern Slavery, and Health & Safety (not all areas required)
• Strong analytical and drafting skills
• Confident, client-facing with concise, solutions-led communication
• Flexibility to work across related regulatory areas
• Experience with parallel civil, criminal, or public law issues is advantageous

• Analytical thinking
• Concise drafting
• Client handling
• ABC (Anti-Bribery & Corruption)
• FTP F (Failure to Prevent Fraud)
• Modern Slavery compliance

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