Risk and Compliance Advisor Legal Services

Full Job Description

We are looking for a Risk and Compliance Advisor to join our Salisbury based Risk & Best Practice department.

The Role

Reporting to the R&BPD, the role involves providing support, guidance, and advice to the firm in identifying and managing regulatory risk and ensuring internal controls manage, measure, and mitigate risk. This is a great opportunity to be part of a new and developing team and make a positive change.

Role Responsibilities

Assist the R&BPD in the analysis, administration, and processing of claims.

Assist the Client Service & Complaints Partner in the analysis, and processing of complaints and claims.

Design, develop and deliver internal regulatory training for new staff at induction and for existing staff as required.

Undertake regular internal regulatory reviews/audits.

Review and provide updates on regulatory policies.

Maintain claims and complaints database/registers and produce regular reports, including Root Cause Analysis, for the Managing Partner (MP) and Senior Management to review, detailing the up-to-date position of claims and complaints.

Assist the R&BPD liaising with our insurers, external solicitors, and Law South (a group of legal firms who collaborate on a variety of initiatives to improve business practices and development), to ensure matters are documented, progressed, and actioned in a timely manner.

Provide advice and guidance on internal regulatory queries and support the Risk & Best Practice team with onboarding queries.

Consider the impact of regulatory changes on internal policies and controls and update as required.

Undertaking ad hoc projects when requested by the R&BPD.

Skills and Experience

Essential

Previous experience in a risk and compliance role.

Previous experience of reviewing and advising on risk and compliance policies and procedures in a law firm.

Previous experience of designing, developing, and delivering internal regulatory training.

Previous experience of undertaking internal regulatory audits.

Detailed knowledge of SRA, AML and/or GDPR requirements and the regulatory framework.

Ability to support and assist in the development of more junior members of the Risk & Best Practice team.

Ability to communicate effectively across all parts of the firm.

Good time management skills, the ability to manage your workload, meet deadlines and prioritise work.

a flexible and proactive approach with a 'can do' attitude.

Desirable

An experienced litigator (solicitor or legal exec) with good knowledge of professional negligence principles and Solicitors Code of Conduct.

Working knowledge of GDPR requirements.

The Team

The Risk and Best Practice team comprises a Risk and Best Practice Director (R&BPD), the Advisor role, a Senior Administrator and three Administrators.

The Firm

With a firm that is nearly 300 years old it is perhaps unsurprising that our traditional values are one of our core strengths. Much of our success can be explained by our commitment to our clients coupled with our readiness to adapt and invest as a forward-looking business.

We are expert private client lawyers with a national reputation. Our client base comprises individuals, companies, schools, charities, landowners, farmers and estates and these clients are both local and national. We are client focused and work in collaboration with our clients.

Job Type

Full-time, Permanent, On Site

Working Hours

9.00 AM to 5.00 PM Monday To Friday, with 1 hour lunch break; 35 core hours per week

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Optional benefits

Annual Salary

£30,000 - £35,000