Risk and Compliance Solicitor
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £60000 - £65000 per annum + plus bonus and benefits
- Posted
- 22 Jan 2025
- Closes
- 17 Feb 2025
- Ref
- JN -112024-6602980
- Contact
- Nicole McGaffin
- Job Title
- Risk and Compliance
- Practice Area
- Compliance
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time

An exciting opportunity for a risk and compliance solicitor to join a top regional law firm for a 12-month fixed-term contract within the compliance team.
Client Details
A top regional law firm with an excellent reputation within the legal market.
Description
- Responsibility for risk team input into client and supplier contract reviews and preparation of tenders.
- Managing conflict escalations and queries from the Client and Matter Inception team and the firm.
- Wider experience of managing client and supplier contract review process ideal.
- Assisting with internal investigations and SRA engagement.
- Providing compliance training across the firm.
- Supporting the Audit & Risk Committee with its rolling agenda and assisting in reporting to the Board at least annually on the Committee's activities.
- Assisting with annual Practicing Certificate renewal process.
- Maintaining and updating policies such as ABC, Modern Slavery and CFA.
- Assisting the Director of Risk and Compliance with additional compliance reporting and analysis.
Profile
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Qualified lawyer, 2+ PQE
- Prior experience in a risk and compliance role, either in-house or within a law firm
- Strong knowledge and understanding of SRA regulations
Job Offer
An exciting opportunity to work for a top law firm in a fully-remote Risk and Compliance role.
Alternatively, the candidate can choose to go into one of the firm's regional offices a couple of days a week.
This is a broad compliance opportunity covering conflicts, contract reviews, policy and procedure review, AML and more.