Compliance Legal Counsel

Elevate Flexible Legal Resourcing; London; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Compliance Legal Counsel to ensure robust governance and compliance within the organization. In this role, you will oversee legal compliance, develop strategies, and provide expert legal advice on various regulatory requirements. Your ability to manage multiple projects while fostering collaborative relationships will be key to success. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the not-for-profit sector, working closely with diverse teams to enhance compliance and governance initiatives. Join a dynamic environment where your legal expertise will drive meaningful change.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in corporate governance and compliance.
• Strong prioritisation and organisation skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing legal compliance and regulatory requirements for the customer.
• Developing and implementing the legal compliance framework and strategy.
• Providing training on legal requirements across the charity.

Skills

Corporate Governance

Compliance

Legal Advice

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

IT Literacy

Education

Legal Qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Elevate Flexible Resourcing is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Compliance Legal Counsel to join our customer starting ASAP.

Contract length - 1 month

Location - London (1-2 days per week in the office)

Qualifications:

• Experienced Legal professional with significant post-qualification experience in corporate governance and compliance (either within private practice or in-house environments).
• Ideally understands charity compliance and/or has experience in the not-for-profit sector (this is desirable but not essential).
• Independently provided expert legal advice on compliance, governance, and regulatory requirements (e.g., business law, charity commission, financial regulations, procurement, health & safety, data protection, etc.).
• Strong prioritisation and organisation skills with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision, while managing multiple projects and delivering to deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Has built credible and collaborative stakeholder relationships with experience influencing at all levels (including leadership) and clear verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrable problem solving, analytical, and business intelligence skills.
• IT literate - MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing and mapping Customer's legal compliance, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Supporting the Head of Legal in developing Customer's legal compliance strategy.
• Developing and implementing the legal compliance framework and strategy.
• Drafting policies, updates, templates, and contracts.
• Providing training and awareness across the charity on legal requirements.
• Maintaining compliance registers and ensuring compliance with charity law.
• Horizon scanning and providing legal and regulatory updates.
• Advising on key implementation projects and risk management topics.
• Business partnering with teams outside of the UK to strengthen local compliance.
• Supporting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy initiatives.
• Providing legal and governance support to the Heads of Legal and General Counsel.
• Ensuring compliance with Charity Commission's serious incident reporting requirements.
• Overseeing litigation management and collaborating on effective procedures.
• Developing a legally compliant assurance framework with relevant teams.
• Overseeing and updating legal compliance, risk, litigation, and assurance mapping.
• Advising on and managing business law issues, including governance.
• Reporting on legal and compliance performance and escalating concerns.
• Collaborating with other departments to foster a culture of compliance.
• Assisting the Head of Legal in providing in-house legal advice.