Risk & Compliance Advisor
London
Leading Law firm
Are you passionate about Risk & Compliance? This pivotal role within a a leading law firm offers a unique chance to become a frontline advisor to fee-earners and business teams, ensuring adherence to all regulatory requirements. This position is perfect for someone who thrives on tackling diverse issues and is eager to contribute to maintaining the highest legal standards.
- *Your Role and Responsibilities:**
- **Risk Management:** Maintain an understanding of key risk components affecting a law firm, including SRA Code of Conduct obligations, AML, and Data Protection rules. Identify new compliance risks and recommend policy changes as needed.
- **Daily Operations:** Manage the shared Risk & Compliance inbox, escalating queries to the Risk & Compliance Officer when necessary.
- **Client Assessments:** Review and assist with client risk assessments, administer ongoing monitoring, enhanced due diligence, and sanction regime procedures.
- **Collaborative Work:** Work closely with other business support functions, including Client Relations, IT, and Finance teams.
- **Regulatory Proactivity:** Stay ahead of the ever-changing regulatory landscape, assessing its impact on the firm and its processes.
- **Project Assistance:** Support compliance projects, including insurance renewals, third-party supplier screening, and IT projects.
- **Conflict Analysis:** Analyse conflict search results to identify potential legal and/or commercial conflicts and facilitate their resolution.
- **Record Maintenance:** Implement and maintain information barriers, appropriate records, registers, and record-keeping architecture.
- *Skills and Experience Required:**
- **Regulatory Knowledge:** Awareness of regulatory client onboarding obligations, including conflicts, client due diligence, and anti-money laundering.
- **Initiative:** A proactive self-manager who can handle their own workload, identify areas for improvement, and drive projects forward.
- **Communication:** Confidence in responding to general compliance queries from colleagues, with strong attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information discreetly.
- **Analytical Thinking:** Good communication skills and the ability to articulate reasoning clearly and succinctly.
- **Experience:** 2-3 years of relevant experience within legal compliance.
This role is an excellent fit for someone with a flexible and agile approach, keen on continuous personal development and supporting team members. Join a firm undergoing significant growth and expansion, and play a key part in shaping its future. In return the firm offers a great salary and benefits package.
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