Coventry and Kenilworth
Up to £45,000 per annum, commensurate with experience
We are working with a long-established, Legal 500-listed, Lexcel and CQS accredited law firm who are looking to attract an experienced Legal Compliance Manager to support their Directors and Practice Manager over two offices.
The role will be tailored to the skills and strengths of the successful candidate and will cover some or all the duties listed below.
The role will involve
- Monitoring risk and ensuring compliance across the law firm
- Managing and reviewing Office Manual policies, plans and procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with Lexcel and assisting with the annual re-accreditation process
- Assisting the COLP in ensuring compliance with the SRA's Standards and Regulations
- Reviewing and analysing complaints, claims, file reviews, client feedback, conflicts and breaches
- Assisting the MLRO in ensuring compliance with the Money Laundering Regulations
- Assisting the Complaints Officer with complaints handling
- Assisting with Professional Indemnity Insurance and other insurance renewals
- Assisting with data protection and health and safety compliance
- Assisting with the annual renewal of solicitors' practising certificates and maintenance of the firm's SRA authorisation
- Arranging/leading compliance training sessions
Suitable candidates will have:
- Experience of working in a compliance role for an SRA-regulated law firm
- The ability to work collaboratively with the Management Team to monitor risk and ensure compliance.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills with an ability to influence at all levels and build supportive relationships
- The ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion and tact
- Excellent IT skills and knowledge
Benefits Include:
- 23 days holiday, rising to 28 days plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off
- Additional paid leave over the Christmas shut down period
- Full induction training
- 100% funding for Continuing Competence courses and activities
- Financial support for training leading to professional qualifications
- 100% funding for Professional Memberships and Practising Certificates
- Opportunities to participate in charity fundraising activities and events
- Opportunities to participate in the firm's and external networking activities
- Dress down on the last Friday of the month
- Free or subsidised legal services
- Private Health Insurance
- Free parking
- Hybrid working, with home working accommodated one day per week
This is a permanent job which will be predominantly office-based. Home-working will be accommodated one day per week following successful probation/training period.
Hours of work are 9am to 5.15pm Monay to Friday. Part time hours will also be considered (minimum 29 hours per week). Please state hours required on application.
Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with market rate and will be wholly commensurate with experience. The information given above is correct to the best of our knowledge.
For more information, please contact Tracey at Talentwise Solutions
About Talentwise
Talentwise Solutions is a family-run, boutique recruitment agency specialising in legal professional and legal support jobs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire, Birmingham and the Midlands.
We offer a tailored service, to find the right role and the right cultural fit for our candidates, and rest assured we will never forward your CV to any firm without first gaining your consent.
About Your Consultant
Tracey is the Owner and Director of Talentwise Solutions, where her focus is on offering a prestigious, consultative, open, and honest service – the way she believes recruitment should be! Tracey's passion for recruitment in the legal sector goes back over thirty years, and today it's stronger than ever. Tracey prides herself on her personalised approach to recruiting and will be on hand to guide you through every stage of the process from initial application through to job offer. You know your career is in great hands with Tracey's experience and expertise.
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