Senior Lawyer – Regulatory and Compliance

Leonardo

Senior Lawyer providing legal support in regulatory and compliance matters for Leonardo's UK Corporate Legal Affairs team. Ensuring adherence to legal and ethical standards across various business units.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Working with and advising the legal teams on regulatory matters, including corporate criminal offences, health and safety and product compliance;
Providing legal support across the business to investigations into regulatory and criminal matters;
Support the business in all aspects of product safety/health and safety matters;
Advising the company, including senior leaders and directors, on regulatory risk, corporate and director liability exposure, and statutory duties arising from health and safety and regulatory obligations;
Providing commercially focused and pragmatic legal advice and services to internal stakeholders.
Advising on dealing with regulators and government bodies, including advising on the stipulations of a particular regulator and meeting industry regulatory requirements;
Actively support the Company’s leadership in preparing and submitting regulatory reports, filings, and disclosures as required by relevant authorities. Maintain accurate records and documentation to demonstrate compliance efforts;
Working collaboratively as a recognised legal expert, integrated in a multi-disciplinary team or standing committee as applicable, including liaising with and advising senior management;
Monitoring and keeping up to date with legislative changes and relevant case law and being responsible for communicating bespoke and practical advice to colleagues both within the Legal, Corporate Legal Affairs and Compliance teams, and to colleagues generally within the business as applicable;
Leading and assisting with wider business and ad-hoc legal activities as required.
Supporting the broader Corporate Legal Affairs and Compliance teams providing advice on regulatory matters including health and safety, criminal law and investigations;
Developing consistent and credible strategies to assess and manage relevant regulatory legal risks, and working collaboratively across stakeholder networks in Leonardo UK to implement them;
Interpreting and analysing current and proposed laws / regulations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

English or Scots Qualified Lawyer; we are looking for candidates with 4+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE);
A strong background in regulatory and compliance law, with proven experience in implementation of statutory requirements, investigations, enforcement action and regulatory defence, with a good understanding of corporate liability, director’s duties and organisation accountability;
Demonstrated ability to analyse complex legal and regulatory issues, assess risks, and provide practical solutions that align with business goals;
Strong drive to support the business and add value to the services the Corporate Legal Affairs team deliver;
Experience of working with or for a regulator would be advantageous but not essential.
Experience of UK security regulations would be advantageous but not essential.
Experience of UK flight safety regulations would be advantageous but not essential.
Experience of GDPR and data protection would be advantageous but not essential.
Familiarity with the defence, aviation, manufacturing, or technology sectors is advantageous but not essential.
Intellectual curiosity for it is, however, essential;
We are keen to hear from candidates in private practice, the public sector, or in-house. This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
Rewarding Performance : All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
Never Stop Learning : Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
Tailored Perks : Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options.

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Hard Skills & Tools

regulatory lawcompliance lawcorporate liabilitydirector's dutiesstatutory requirementsinvestigationsregulatory defenceGDPRdata protectionlegal analysis

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationleadershipcommercial awarenessadaptabilityintellectual curiositystakeholder managementpragmatic advice

Certifications

English Qualified LawyerScots Qualified Lawyer