Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £69,700 to £86,900 and London from £76,600 to £95,500 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
This role is graded as: Lead Associate, Practicing Legal
Your external recruitment contact is Raimonda via [email protected]
Your internal recruitment contact is Fizah via [email protected]
Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.
We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.
The Decision-Making Committees Secretariat (DMCS) sits within the Corporate Governance Division, a central function at the heart of the FCA. Led by the Company Secretary, the division supports the FCA and PSR Boards, Committees and Independent Panels, ensuring that governance is effective and decision-making is well-supported.
The DMCS plays a critical role in ensuring that decision-making is robust, fair and legally sound. We work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, providing expert legal and procedural advice and facilitating effective governance processes.
This role focuses on supporting the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC), as well as contributing to the wider decision-making committees framework (such as CDC, EDC). These committees determine contested regulatory matters on behalf of the FCA and PSR. As a Lead Associate/Legal Adviser, you will provide high-quality legal advice, lead case delivery and contribute to the quality and integrity of the FCA’s decision-making framework.
For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.
Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better regulation.
If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.
We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
Disability confident: our hiring approach
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
Useful information and timelines
Job advert closes: Midnight, 14th June 2026
CV Review/Shortlist: 16th June 2026
Interview including Case Study (interview will be conducted face-to-face at our London office): w/c 22nd June 2026
This role is 12-month fixed term contract or a secondment opportunity
Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time
