Junior Legal Consultant (Sector focus : Financial Services)

Job description

The opportunity
 
Our Tax & Legal practice for financial services is growing fast, and our team members are working across borders, dealing with the most diverse tax and legal matters. We have a large client base and we offer tax services to a significant number of top financial institutions, both in Belgium and abroad. The Legal, Regulatory & Compliance team for financial services provides legal advice to banks, insurance companies and asset managers, as well as to end users, whether as issuer/borrower or as investor.
 
The matters we cover

We cover a broad spectrum of legal issues, working for clients active in banking, asset management and insurance:
·  Business and commercial law
·  Issues related to MiFID II, PRIIPs, PSD II, UCITs and IDD
·  Data protection related issues
·  Anti-money laundering law
·  Consumer protection law
·  Cross-border related issues
·  Business transfers, mergers & acquisitions
·  Legal, Regulatory & compliance due diligences

Your main tasks and responsibilities

·  You perform in-depth research on specific topics and prepare concise, crystal clear and to the point memo’s
·  You assist clients with developing adequate structures and control frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance with existing and new regulations
·  You have the opportunity of working together with a multidisciplinary team on large-scale projects such as AML, data protection and MiFID II related issues, …
·  You provide competent technical regulatory advice to our clients in financial institutions.
·  You identify legal requirements, and implement them in distribution models, service models, processes and business operations.
·  You act as a team member, collaborate with your colleagues, and update more senior team members on progress
·  You display maturity and the ability to function independently in our professional dealings.
To qualify for the role you must have
·  Degree in (Belgian) law
·  Interest in/affinity with financial law, insurance law, or company law, with the willingness to learn further in that direction.
·  Fluency in Dutch, with proficient level of business English
·  Good communication skills
·  Strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy
What working at EY offers
·  You will join ayoung, dynamicteam,genuinely passionate about their work,within a leading global professional services firm
·  We provide extensive trainings, both on technical matters, as well on soft skills and project management
·  We will support you to ‘learn on the job’ from more experienced professionals in our team, who take on a coaching and mentoring role
·  We offer you anattractive remuneration package (competitive salary, net allowances and extensive fringe benefits: company car with fuel card, smart phone, health insurance, pension plan, etc).

We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing profession might require regular travel, and at times working at client sites, we are committed to help you achieve a lifestyle balance.
At EY we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.

About EY Financial Services
EY is the only major professional services firm with a dedicated financial services practice (the Financial Services Organization, FSO) integrated in the EMEIA region. An international team of over 11000 professionals are working across borders for our clients in the financial sector: Banking, Insurance and Asset Management, in all service lines: Advisory, Tax, Transactions and Assurance.
Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the top employer by 2020 a reality.
Build your legacy with us. Apply today.