The Professional Ethics & Compliance Team support the work of the firm's Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP), the Compliance Officer for Financial Administration (COFA) and the firm's other SRA Officers in promoting a culture of ethical conduct and regulatory compliance.
The SRA officers are partners, associates, and senior staff members with specific compliance responsibilities: Complaints Partner, Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Professional Indemnity Insurance Officer, Anti-Bribery Officer, Insurance Distribution Officer and Data Protection Officer.
Overall purpose for this role
Reporting to the Deputy MLRO and Compliance Manager, the role holder will play an active role within the Professional Ethics & Compliance team in maintaining ethical and compliance standards at this National Law Firm. This includes support to the team to proactively achieve compliance with the requirements of the SRA, the ICO and the firm's Lexcel accreditation (which is the Law Society's practice management standard).