One of the UK’s largest and foremost law firms is currently recruiting for a Legal Compliance Officer within the General Counsel team.
Offering a salary of up to £30,000 plus excellent benefits including pension scheme, health insurance, critical illness cover, childcare vouchers, plus discounted gym membership. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your experience and build your career within compliance as part of one of the most respected law firms in the UK, recently ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations 2024.
Please note: This is a permanent full-time role. You would work from home or the office, or a combination of the two, as part of the company’s flexible working policy. Applications from across the UK will be considered.
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The Role
This is a hands-on and highly visible role as part of a General Counsel team tasked with providing compliance advice and resolution to the business and its senior employees, ensuring that it is able to meet its regulatory and legal obligations.
Key responsibilities will include…
- Conducting compliance assurance reviews based on firm policies and procedures
- Evaluating case files for compliance with regulations and controls
- Preparing and leading compliance assurance meetings with senior managers
- Creating detailed reports summarizing outcomes and recommendations
- Addressing process and file conduct failures, escalating as needed
- Supporting process and control improvements, plus assisting with external audits.
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The Candidate
- Experience in a compliance or in-house legal function, working in a pressurised environment and to tight deadlines
- Excellent academic background and a thorough understanding of the regulatory environment
- Knowledge of legal procedures and understanding of case management systems
- Able to work on your own initiative, working to resolve straightforward matters as well as collaborating with more senior colleagues to handle more complex queries
- Able to network and proactively build relationships across a range of departments with key stakeholders
- Practical skills in presenting and reporting to senior managers, both in writing and face to face
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The Package
An excellent salary of up to £30,000 is on offer. You'll also receive Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services plus childcare vouchers, discounted gym membership, flexible working options as well as a huge number of well-being initiatives.
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The Company
The business you'll be working for is the 11th largest law firm in the UK, founded in 1912 and operating out of 14 UK offices with over 2,500 members of staff. They offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace.
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Interested? If you think you're right for this Legal Compliance Officer role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.
Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.