FREE ACCESS
5,000–10,000 jobs/day
See all jobs on Scoutfield
Search thousands of fresh jobs every day.
Discover
- Fresh listings
- Fast filters
- No subscription required
Create a free account and start exploring right away.
Risk and Compliance Manager
Bates Wells. Proactively support the Director of Risk & Compliance in maintaining a robust quality and risk management framework across a top 100 law firm .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
Use this summary to align your resume positioning with the role.
Demonstrates expertise in Risk and Compliance management within the legal sector, with a strong focus on onboarding processes, conflict resolution, and regulatory guidance. Proficient in managing high-risk matters and conducting training on AML and client onboarding.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Onboarding ManagementConflict ResolutionAML Legislation KnowledgeSRA Code of Conduct ExpertisePeople Management
ATS Keywords
Tailor your resumeApplicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills
OnboardingConflict AnalysisRegulatory GuidanceRisk ManagementSanctions ScreeningMoney Laundering LegislationClient ScreeningPolicy ReviewRegulatory ReturnsHigh-Risk Matter Monitoring
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationTeamworkRelationship BuildingListening TechniquesFlexibility
Tools & Technologies
LiberateSmartSearchAccuity
Industry Keywords
Legal SectorRisk Management FrameworkComplianceAMLCTFPFSRA PrinciplesClient OnboardingReputational RiskContinuing Competence Records
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Proactively support the Director of Risk & Compliance in maintaining a robust quality and risk management framework across a top 100 law firm
- Manage and support the Onboarding Team Leader and provide management cover for the Onboarding Team when required
- Oversee onboarding operations, task allocation, query resolution and service quality
- Conduct monthly one-to-one meetings with the Onboarding Team Leader and regular team catchups
- Monitor performance and provide updates to senior management and the Director of Risk
- Act as an escalation point for legal conflicts, AML and other onboarding issues
- Resolve higher-risk queries and recommend courses of action, escalating to the COLP when appropriate
- Deliver training on conflicts, AML, client onboarding and related topics
- Conduct complex conflict analysis and liaise with partners to resolve conflict issues
- Manage ongoing monitoring, review high-risk matters and provide regulatory guidance
- Host monthly ongoing monitoring meetings with Senior Managers and the Director of Risk
- Maintain oversight of high-risk clients, matters and the ongoing monitoring risk register
- Ensure new business receives appropriate screening and monitoring, including conflict, reputational, AML, CTF, PF and sanctions reviews
- Keep regulatory and other registers up to date, including Insiders’ List and continuing competence records
- Provide expertise on SRA Code of Conduct, Principles and conflicts of interest
- Coordinate regulatory returns, including SRA annual PC renewal
- Review client and matter requests in Liberate and conduct sanctions and adverse media screening using SmartSearch and Accuity
- Manage cross-departmental matter issues including information barriers, undertakings and key dates
- Liaise with colleagues across the firm on Risk and Compliance issues
- Research regulatory issues
- Assist with reviewing and creating policies and procedures
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience of onboarding / matter inception in the legal sector
- Technical knowledge of money laundering legislation
- Technical knowledge of conflicts of interests
- Ideally, sanctions requirements knowledge
- Willingness to learn new skills and develop innovative solutions
- Ability to build, maintain and nurture relationships
- Clear communication skills at all levels
- Ability to work independently without day-to-day direct oversight
- Client service-focused approach
- Teamwork and collaborative working
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Ability to manage workloads effectively and support a collaborative team culture
- Well-developed listening and questioning techniques
- Strong written and verbal communication, grammar and writing skills
- Flexibility to work outside normal office hours when required
- Comfortable working in a firm with a strong social purpose
- Technically excellent, commercially minded and strong people skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- Impact-Driven Purpose: align profit with social purpose to create lasting positive impact for people, communities, and planet
- Climate Programme to reduce environmental impact and drive a just transition to net zero
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- Hybrid working model supporting balance
- Part-time options
- At least two office days weekly
- Green pensions
- IVF support
- Private healthcare