Victor Chase Legal Recruitment are working with a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to “improve lives, communities and society". For over 40 years they’ve been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.
We are recruiting for opportunity that has risen to join our Risk and Compliance team in the Birmingham based office.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Be a key source of information, advice, guidance and training to help everyone in the firm work in compliance with policies and procedures developed from professional rules and statute (including Data Protection Act 2018, Legal Ombudsman Scheme Rules, Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and SRA Standards and Regulations).
- Lead the administration of core compliance functions and line manage the Risk and Compliance Coordinator.
- Monitor progress on achieving and maintaining compliance with the Lexcel standard, ensuring that the firm is in a state of readiness for annual reviews by the assessor.
- Support the firm’s Designated Complaints Handler with investigating coordinating and determining our response to escalated complaints
- Administer SRA and professional negligence matters under the direction of the COLP or Head of Risk and Compliance including keeping accurate records as necessary
About the candidate:
- A well-formed understanding of the Lexcel Standard and regulation in the legal sector including where this touches on financial services regulation.
- Capable of delivering clear, concise documentation and accessible training
- Able to work confidently with lawyers, managers and staff to maintain and improve standards of performance
- Able to research and paraphrase regulatory and statutory documentation.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Able to coordinate delivery of compliance activities by others.
- Capable of collating information from a variety of sources and constructing clear documents.
- Will be articulate and able to deliver clear, positive messages about complex subject matter.
