Senior Associate - Consumer Regulatory

Overview

In this role you will deliver high‑quality consumer regulatory advice to household‑name clients in fast‑moving consumer markets. You will support a collaborative Commercial team across sectors like food, retail, FMCG and hospitality, handling cross‑border regulatory matters with practical, commercially focused solutions. You’ll help shape the practice by mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to knowledge sharing.

This position offers a clear path to progression and the chance to affect significant regulatory outcomes for clients.

• equal opportunities
• inclusive environment
• adjustments or additional support
• hybrid working
• career development opportunities

• Advising on consumer protection, product regulatory matters (compliance, safety, labeling, marketing/advertising)
• Supporting product risk management: regulatory strategy, incident response, withdrawals and recalls
• Advising on sustainability and green claims under evolving enforcement expectations
• Leading regulatory investigations and engaging with enforcement bodies (Trading Standards, CMA, etc)
• Coordinating cross‑border and multi‑jurisdictional matters with the DWF network
• Supervising and mentoring junior lawyers, promoting knowledge sharing

• Qualified solicitor with experience in a leading consumer regulatory, commercial or regulatory team
• Strong experience in consumer protection, product compliance, product safety and/or regulatory risk management
• Practical knowledge of consumer regulatory frameworks, enforcement, investigations, regulator engagement (e.g. CMA, Trading Standards)
• Experience advising clients in consumer‑focused sectors (retail, FMCG, food, hospitality or manufacturing)
• Excellent drafting and advisory skills with clear, pragmatic, commercially focused guidance
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with sound commercial judgement and attention to detail
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, confident in client and stakeholder interactions
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers; team culture contribution is desirable

• strong communication
• collaboration
• problem‑solving
• consumer regulatory expertise
• regulatory strategy
• investigations and regulator engagement