Regulatory Crime Senior Associate

Crime & Regulatory Senior Associate | Private Client Work | Established Workflow

If you’re a senior Crime and Regulatory Solicitor looking for greater exposure to high-quality privately funded work, this is an opportunity to join a highly ranked London firm with an established flow of sophisticated instructions and significant scope to take ownership of your practice.

You’ll join at Senior Associate level, taking on substantial responsibility for matters and client relationships while benefiting from an established caseload and a remuneration structure that rewards strong performance.

The Firm

This is a highly regarded London law firm recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers, as well as being named among The Times' Best Law Firms.

The firm has developed a particularly strong reputation for criminal defence and related regulatory work, attracting a significant volume of privately funded instructions and inbound enquiries.

One of the major attractions is the established workflow. Lawyers joining the practice are not expected to build a caseload from scratch, with significant work generated through the firm's reputation, existing relationships and senior lawyers.

The environment is entrepreneurial and performance-focused, with experienced lawyers given significant responsibility and autonomy over their matters and client relationships.

The Role

You will join an established Crime and Regulatory practice at Senior Associate level, handling sophisticated criminal matters with a particular emphasis on privately funded work.

The practice covers criminal defence alongside regulatory investigations, financial crime, professional discipline and related contentious regulatory matters. Experience of SRA disciplinary work would be particularly valuable and would complement the firm's broader regulatory offering.

You will take ownership of your own caseload, advise clients directly and handle matters with a high degree of autonomy, while working alongside experienced lawyers on the firm's most substantial instructions.

The role also offers the opportunity to become an important senior member of the team, contribute to the continued development of the practice and build your profile within the private Crime and Regulatory market.

The Candidate

• Qualified Solicitor with at least 8 years' PQE, ideally around 10+ PQE
• Strong Criminal Defence experience
• Good exposure to privately funded criminal work
• Regulatory experience, particularly SRA disciplinary matters, would be highly advantageous
• Strong technical ability and experience handling sophisticated cases
• Confident managing matters and client relationships independently
• Commercial, client-focused approach
• Comfortable contributing to the wider development of the practice

What’s On Offer

• Senior Associate position within a highly regarded Crime and Regulatory practice
• Competitive salary and wider benefits package
• Established workflow and caseload to take ownership of
• Significant autonomy and direct client responsibility
• Opportunity to deepen your experience across private crime and regulatory work
• Scope to develop a stronger profile within SRA disciplinary and wider regulatory matters
• 30% bonus on billings above a target of 3x salary
• Genuine opportunity to increase overall earnings through strong performance
• Opportunity to become an important senior figure within the continued development of the practice

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Criminal Solicitor looking to step into a senior position with an established caseload, greater autonomy and the opportunity to broaden their practice further into regulatory and disciplinary work.

If this is of interest, then please apply now or reach out to Freddie Bolwell for a confidential discussion.