THE ROLE

Join a Risk & Compliance team where you’ll provide guidance and input across the business on all aspects of regulatory compliance, acting as a first point of contact for escalations and offering general support to the team. The team handles a range of complex and evolving issues in the compliance space, while staying aligned with the needs of the practice and business teams it supports.
This role involves working with the Director of Risk, the Senior Risk & Compliance Lawyer, and the wider R&C Team to help manage the firm’s regulatory risk.
This role can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the main escalation point for onboarding team queries on core compliance issues, including AML, CDD, sanctions, and conflicts/confidentiality, escalating to senior risk leaders as needed.
• Support Data Protection/GDPR matters, including advising on data breaches (and ICO escalations), responding to DSARs, and drafting DPIAs.
• Assist with internal investigations in line with SRA Principles and Codes of Conduct.
• Review client engagement terms and support responses to client questionnaires, tenders, and audits. Also review supplier contracts and advise on regulatory aspects of procurement.
• Conduct initial reviews of complaints and potential claims, support reporting to senior management and insurers, and maintain the firm’s Risk Register.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of regulatory risk training, including mandatory and ad hoc sessions.
• Help develop, review, and maintain compliance policies and procedures.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and share relevant insights with the Risk & Compliance team and wider firm.
• Support the business in meeting regulatory standards, including ISO accreditations.
• Assisting the R&C Team with ongoing projects to continually improve the firm’s approach to all aspects of regulatory compliance.