Senior Risk & Compliance Lawyer
London – Hybrid (3 days in office)
We’re working with a highly regarded global law firm looking to appoint an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Lawyer to join its established Risk & Compliance team in London
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified solicitor with a strong background in legal risk and regulatory compliance to take on a broad advisory role supporting lawyers and senior stakeholders across an international business
If you enjoy solving complex regulatory issues and influencing best practice, this could be a fantastic next step.
The Role?
You’ll advise on a wide range of legal risk and compliance matters, helping the firm navigate an evolving regulatory landscape while supporting strategic business decisions
Working closely with senior Risk & Compliance leadership, you’ll become a trusted advisor across the firm on everything from professional conduct to financial crime, data protection and emerging regulatory issues
Providing guidance on:
- SRA Code of Conduct
- Professional ethics
- AML & Financial Crime
- Sanctions
- Conflicts
- Data Protection
- AI governance
- Client terms and supplier contracts
- Monitoring regulatory developments and implementing policy updates
- Drafting and reviewing firm-wide policies and procedures
- Maintaining compliance registers and governance records
- Working closely with legal teams and business services colleagues across multiple international offices
- Supporting compliance projects, audits and training initiatives
About You?
- A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)
- Around 6-10 years’ PQE
- Experienced within the Risk & Compliance team of an international law firm
- Highly knowledgeable in the SRA Standards & Regulations
- Comfortable advising senior stakeholders on complex regulatory issues
- Commercial, pragmatic and solutions-focused
- An excellent communicator with strong analytical skills
Experience advising on AML, sanctions, conflicts, confidentiality, privilege, data protection and professional conduct will be highly advantageous
What’s in it for you?
This is a genuinely varied position offering exposure to a broad range of legal risk matters within a prestigious international environment
You’ll join a collaborative, high-performing Risk & Compliance team where you’ll play a key role in shaping policy, supporting the firm’s regulatory obligations and influencing best practice across a global business
This is a genuinely supportive team, where internal progression and development is truly invested in
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