We are looking for a Risk and Compliance Advisor to join our Salisbury based Risk & Best Practice department.
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. 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.
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.
a flexible and proactive approach with a 'can do' attitude.
An experienced litigator (solicitor or legal exec) with good knowledge of professional negligence principles and Solicitors Code of Conduct.
The Risk and Best Practice team comprises a Risk and Best Practice Director (R&BPD), the Advisor role, a Senior Administrator and three Administrators.
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. Full-time, Permanent
00 PM Monday To Friday, with 1 hour lunch break; 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Life Assurance
Private Medical Insurance
Pension