[Hiring] Legal and Compliance Counsel @AGC Recruitment

Role Description

An established FCA-regulated asset management business is seeking an experienced Legal & Compliance Counsel to provide fractional legal and regulatory support to a small, lean team operating in an international environment. This is a genuinely varied commercial legal and FCA compliance role, ideal for a legally qualified professional who enjoys working independently, managing a broad remit and providing practical, commercially focused support without the structure of a large legal or compliance department.

The successful candidate will operate across two key areas: Legal and Compliance.

• On the compliance side, support the day-to-day administration of the firm's FCA compliance framework.
• On the legal side, provide generalist commercial legal support across contracts, transactions, external counsel coordination, and employment-related documentation.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer / Legal Counsel with approximately 5+ years' PQE preferred.
• Strong commercial and generalist legal experience.
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, NDAs, and vendor agreements.
• Experience supporting transactions, deals, or commercial matters.
• Experience with employment contract drafting.
• Strong legal drafting, negotiation, and contract review skills.
• Ability to understand and manage regulatory and compliance administration.
• A willingness and ability to quickly learn FCA regulatory requirements and compliance processes.
• Dedicated FCA compliance experience is not essential.
• Asset management, financial services, ABS or sector-specific experience is not required.
• Experience in any particular jurisdiction is not essential.
• Private practice or buy-side in-house experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and exercise sound professional judgement.
• Comfortable operating in a small, lean and entrepreneurial environment.
• Able to manage competing priorities with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and solutions-focused.

Requirements

• Manage and maintain day-to-day FCA compliance administration.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date compliance records and registers.
• Maintain and monitor regulatory training records.
• Administer Personal Account Dealing (PAD) declarations and related records.
• Maintain Gifts & Entertainment Registers.
• Assist with ongoing compliance monitoring and administration.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of internal compliance procedures and controls.
• Assist with regulatory documentation and compliance-related reporting.
• Ensure compliance records are complete, accurate and maintained in accordance with internal requirements.
• Work closely with and report into the accountable UK-based Compliance Function Holder.
• Quickly develop an understanding of the firm's regulatory administration requirements and FCA compliance environment.
• Identify and escalate compliance matters where appropriate.
• Provide generalist commercial legal support to the business.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements.
• Draft and review Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality agreements.
• Review vendor and supplier contracts.
• Provide legal input on commercial arrangements and business relationships.
• Support deal-specific legal work and transactions.
• Coordinate with and support external legal counsel where required.
• Assist with the review, preparation and drafting of employment contracts.
• Identify legal and contractual risks and provide practical, commercially focused advice.
• Support the business with ad hoc legal matters as they arise.
• Manage multiple legal and compliance matters efficiently within a fractional working arrangement.

Benefits

• Market Related

Ideal Candidate

This opportunity will suit an experienced Commercial Lawyer, Legal Counsel, General Counsel, In-House Counsel or Legal & Compliance Counsel who is looking for a flexible, fractional opportunity rather than a traditional full-time position. The successful candidate will enjoy a broad remit, genuinely interesting commercial work and the opportunity to operate as a trusted legal and compliance resource within a lean team.