Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
27 May, 25
Salary
0.0
Posted On
27 Feb, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Good communication skills
Industry
Legal Services
Vacancy details
Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, this is a permanent role within the Risk & Compliance team.
You will support the Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP), the Director of Risk, the Head of Internal Audit, the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and the Risk & Compliance team generally, in collating and analysing data to ensure compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct, the firm’s practice management standards and relevant legislation.
Working with the Head of Internal Audit, existing Internal Auditor and Audit Assistant you will review our quality processes, ensuring that our lawyers and their colleagues are continuing to provide a high-quality service to our clients within the boundaries of an ever increasing regulatory framework.
The role will involve carrying out audits in accordance with both the firm’s annual Matter Management and Risk Audit Plans. You will also have oversight of various aspects of risk and compliance including our file review and quality control functions, including supporting the firm’s annual Lexcel accreditation process.
Role: Internal Auditor
Location: Firm Wide
Hours: Full Time
Term: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 1334-BBL
WHO WE ARE
You’ll be joining a national law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, made possible by our exceptional people – each chosen for their industry knowledge and passion for their field. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for your clients. It’s our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
We work flexibly and you’ll be empowered to work where you do your best work, balancing your individual needs with the need for us to engage as teams and deliver excellent client service.
Most of our people choose to work in a hybrid fashion, working from home and attending our offices on occasion. Our offices are in Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton, and Taunton.
DAY TO DAY, YOU’LL BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE BY:
Our team comprises risk management, compliance and best practice functions with people in the Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Manchester and Taunton offices. Our functions work collaboratively together to protect the firm and support our business support and fee earning communities in discharging their regulatory and legal obligations.
The work you will do will inform the work of others in the wider team; we may spot a problem and feed that information to the risk team to investigate or note that there is a change required to our policies or training needs to be addressed that will be referred to best practice.
Our work is varied and often has to react to wider firm priorities, e.g. during the pandemic, the team coordinated and advised on the initiatives to allow people to work remotely and in our offices safely while continuing with our “business as usual”.
As a member of the Internal Audit team, you will learn a lot about the firm and the work it does. Principally, you will work directly with our fee earning community by reviewing client files to ensure they meet the standards expected of the SRA, our external accreditation, Lexcel, and the firm’s own requirements through internal audits. From time to time, you may also support other operations teams like Information Security & Data Protection and the Onboarding to ensure their internal processes are operating effectively.
Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, the key elements of your role will include:
You will need to keep abreast of any changes and developments in relevant regulations and accreditation processes and there will be times when you will need to discuss infringement issues directly with the partners, lawyers and other staff involved. You will need confidence, tact and perseverance to achieve your goals.
It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures.
THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
We require an experienced Internal Auditor for this role, preferably with experienced gained within a law firm.
You will be someone who likes getting things done well and done right, whilst being able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
Meticulous in your approach, you will balance a need for accuracy with a robust view of the bigger picture – identifying and prioritising tasks to meet the needs of the business while maintaining high ethical standards.
Although being part of a team, you will have strong organisational skills and be able to work with minimum supervision.
You will have the ability to assimilate large amounts of data and spot themes and patterns and be able to clearly articulate your findings whilst being experienced at presenting that data in accessible, plain English reports with supporting visual aids where appropriate.
We are not looking for a rigid and pedantic stickler, but you will be able to stand your ground when required. Generally, however you will have the judgement and flexibility to understand what is important and the influencing skills to bring about behavioural changes where required.
You will need to demonstrate from experience that you are exceptionally organised and proactive, that you have a flexible, resourceful attitude, and that you have the skills to work closely with others.
You will have excellent spelling and grammar, be proficient with the usual Microsoft packages, including Excel and PowerPoint, and be able to demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.
Some of the work that we do is sensitive in nature, and you will therefore need to be discreet with the information you learn as part of your role and understand that some matters are strictly confidential.
A willingness to learn and develop will help you thrive in this role.