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Risk & Compliance Lawyer

Recruiter
Browne Jacobson
Location
Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, London or Exeter, with the flexibility to work from home
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
12 May 2021
Reference
HM280421

Job Details

We are a national law firm offering a unique collection of specialisms across the commercial, public, health and insurance sectors, with offices in Birmingham, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham. We have long-standing relationships with an impressive range of clients and aim to truly understand their needs to deliver an exceptional service which exceeds their expectations and makes their life easier. We endeavour to be the best regional firm as measured by quality, client engagement and satisfaction and people retention and development. We believe that, as a truly inclusive employer, we will be able to collaborate more effectively and, by bringing diverse perspectives to our work, create a culture where difference is valued, delivering the best possible service to our broad client base. We also strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance.

Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department & wider firm?

The role will involve working alongside the Head of Risk and Compliance in identifying and managing the firm's regulatory compliance and professional risks. 

The role will also focus on evaluating the firm’s compliance with the SRA Handbook, other relevant rules and legislation. This will include identifying and analysing risks and then assessing if our internal compliance controls and policies are operating effectively and recommending ways to strengthen our internal risk structure.

The role will provide support, education and training to build risk awareness within our firm. In conjunction with others, this role will be central to the firm’s commitment to providing a quality service. The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor or have equivalent legal qualification or be able to demonstrate significant experience of working within a legal practice environment.

The ideal candidate will also have previous experience of managing risk and compliance processes within a legal environment. A detailed knowledge and experience of the SRA and the regulatory framework and associated rules and legislation is essential for this role.

For more information and to send your application, please click the 'Apply' button. 

 

Closing date 26th May.

Company

We are a national law firm and experts across the private and public sectors. Our clients choose and stay with us because of our sector expertise, straightforward advice, pricing and product innovation and exceptional client service. We don’t just say it, we do it – here’s why you’ll want to work with us:

  • sector experts, working in partnership with our clients - including blue chip corporates, local and owner managed businesses, NHS Trusts, major insurers, education and public sector organisations
  • specialists in legal solutions across the private and public sectors, providing a unique offering where they overlap
  • national reach from our offices in major UK cities including Birmingham, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham
  • experts in international fraud and asset recovery and international investment in the UK - we have a dedicated bilingual French inward investment team and are the founding member of PANGEA NET, a non exclusive network of full service law firms with an international focus
  • over 500 lawyers, including 146 partners, managed and supported by a team of professional specialists; we are an employer of choice with accreditations from Investors in People and featured in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for (2013)
  • recognised for our quality and externally accredited by Lexcel and ISO
  • a true partnership approach with our clients - our clients stay with us for the long term because of our sector expertise, straightforward advice, pricing and product innovation and exceptional client service 

Exceptional service, every time, from experts you trust and costs that reflect what you value in a law firm, not the things you don’t. 

Sometimes you just need a lawyer, but you'll want to do business with us.

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