Risk & Compliance Manager

Risk & Compliance Manager

Top UK Law Firm

Salary Up To £90,000pa + Bonus(es) + Benefits

London – 3 Office Days Per Week

A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.

Our client, a specialist UK law firm, is actively recruiting for an experienced Legal Risk & Compliance professional to join them on a permanent basis in their London office – working as their new Risk & Compliance Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and forward-thinking senior level Risk & Compliance professional to strengthen thee Risk & Compliance team, putting their own stamp on the role.

As the successful Risk & Compliance Manager, you’ll be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

• Working closely with the firms’ external AML provider to ensure the smooth onboarding of clients
• Ensuring compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct
• Assessing, ID’ing and mitigating risks relating to clients and conflicts of interest
• Regularly providing compliance training to staff at all levels (Partners, Solicitors, staff)
• Conducting file reviews to ensure compliance
• Supporting the Complaints Manager where appropriate
• Working closely with the Data Protection Manager to oversee compliance with GDPR
• Developing and maintaining policies and procedures
• Being the main/first point of contact for all Fee-Earners regarding advice and guidance on conflicts, ethics, SRA Standard and professional conduct

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To be considered for this opportunity, you’ll need to have/be the following:

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in Risk & Compliance for a law firm
• Have detailed knowledge of the SRA Code of Conduct and SRA Standards
• Be able to manage colleague expectations effectively
• Ideally, have some supervisory/team leader experience
• Be able to commute to the London office at least 3 days a week

To be considered for this opportunity and to review a full job description, get in touch as soon as possible.