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Location: Hybrid – Manchester / North West. Office Locations: Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bolton, Southport, Newcastle, Reading, Birmingham, Northampton, and Cambridge. Hybrid working available with flexibility to work from home and collaborate in‑office when needed.
Benefits
* 35 hours working week
* Bonus scheme (subject to targets being met)
* 35 days holiday a year including bank holidays and Christmas closure. Option to purchase up to 3 extra days per year, with a long‑service award of 3 days after the 5th, 7th, and 9th full year of employment
* Pension scheme with tax‑efficient salary sacrifice option
* Life Assurance Policy
* Medicash policy to cover dental, optical, and other medical expenses
* Company sick pay
* Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and IVF schemes
* Flexible, agile working environment with a positive work‑life balance
* Varied calendar of funded company social events
* Monthly voucher awards for winning nominees
* A genuinely supportive and friendly culture
* Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and execute the firm’s compliance strategy and culture, leading a high‑performance team.
* Advise and partner with the Executive Leadership Team, Chief Legal Officer and other senior stakeholders on legal and compliance matters, ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategy.
* Lead compliance oversight for all mergers & acquisitions, collaborating with M&A and Legal Transformation, Strategy and Operations teams.
* Design, review and oversee implementation of policies, procedures and documentation to meet statutory and regulatory obligations (SRA, FCA, GDPR, ICO, LASPO, etc.).
* Provide risk‑based compliance reporting to the CLO, Risk Team and senior board members on a monthly basis.
* Manage relationships with professional indemnity insurers and address formal negligence claims.
* Coach, develop and support junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
* Work with Learning & Development for role‑specific training and general compliance education.
* Act as a champion for good legal practice and delivery of key compliance KPIs.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of compliance law.
* Experience of successfully working and leading in a legal compliance team.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to form positive working relationships with a wide variety of team members and manage sensitivities of challenging legal practice.
* Excellent understanding of, and ability to deliver, excellent customer service.
* Ability to balance compliance with business drivers.
* Experience of coaching and supporting team members.
* Ability to role‑model good practice leadership.
* Technology literate, using technology to enhance legal services.
* Strong analytical skills.
Desirable Skills & Experience
* Ideally qualified as a Solicitor or a CILEX Lawyer.
We reserve the right to close this role before the date specified depending on the calibre and volume of candidates.
About Fletchers Group
Fletchers Group is a fast‑growing, dynamic law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence law, with outstanding rankings in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Following several strategic acquisitions, we’ve evolved into the Fletchers Group, with ambitious plans for continued growth and innovation. We aspire to be the best place to work in the legal sector.
Our workplace culture is inclusive, informal, and supportive, with a strong focus on colleague wellbeing and happiness. We are proud to offer some of the best hybrid and flexible working arrangements in the industry, because we understand that balance drives performance. At Fletchers, we also value connection and collaboration, creating exciting opportunities for teams to come together and thrive.
We seek out a broad range of challenging, high‑quality legal work, enabling our people to build meaningful and progressive careers. And we don’t just talk about development – we invest in it, with a significant proportion of our colleagues working towards relevant qualifications at any given time.
We reward those who help build our success and live our values. Our benefits package is designed to grow with you, offering real opportunities to share in our long‑term strength. Our base pay and bonus structure recognises and rewards high performance.
Fletchers Group is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce: we welcome applications from any and all backgrounds. We’re committed to providing a culture and environment where everyone can thrive, understanding and celebrating that no colleague is the same. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, and we are signing up to other diversity standards to reflect our ethos.
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