Risk & Compliance Lawyer

at  Fisher German

The Team & Focus of the Role
Our people and our clients are at the heart of everything we do here at Fisher German, to continue to provide our excellent service we’re now on the lookout for a Risk & Compliance Lawyer to join our head office to support the firm’s risk and compliance team and to help support our strategy over the coming years.
This role will really suit you if you have had a background within a legal firm across several general compliance matters that would affect a RICS related firm or areas around issues such as financial crime and data protection. If you’re looking for a step into an in-house role or are already operating in-house and want a fresh challenge to help drive our risk & compliance function forward, then we’d love to hear from you!
The role will be based from our Ashby de la Zouch office (alongside hybrid working). Ideally, we’re looking for someone full-time (37.5 hours) however open to discussing part-time/flexible working arrangements as long as our core hours of 10am – 4pm are covered (minimum 30 hours per week).

Duties will include:

• Working closely with our risk and compliance team to provide risk, regulatory and compliance support
• Helping to set up and maintain excellent standards across the firm
• Be a champion for professional conduct and ethical matters
• Drafting policies and standard terms
• Advise colleagues on risk & compliance matters
• Contribute to the wider team and the wider growth plans of the business and department

The successful candidate will have…

• Experience of working on general compliance matters affecting a RICS regulated firm
• Knowledge and understand of the RICS Conduct Rules
• Experience of advising on matters relating to financial crime & data protection
• Relevant background such as a RICS related firm or and SRA/Legal profession
• 4-5 years PQE
• Experience of working to ISO quality standards
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the business
• High attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft packages experience

Why Fisher German?
We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.
What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.
We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.
Bring Yourself to Work
It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

• Working closely with our risk and compliance team to provide risk, regulatory and compliance support
• Helping to set up and maintain excellent standards across the firm
• Be a champion for professional conduct and ethical matters
• Drafting policies and standard terms
• Advise colleagues on risk & compliance matters
• Contribute to the wider team and the wider growth plans of the business and departmen