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A leading law firm seeks an In-House Legal Counsel for its risk and compliance team. The role focuses on supporting compliance efforts and implementing risk management strategies, ensuring regulatory adherence. Candidates should have experience within legal risk management, exceptional communication skills, and organizational abilities.
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Location: Manchester City Centre (hybrid working)
Reports to: Compliance Director
About the Company
gunnercooke is a Top 75 law firm recognised by over 80 industry awards. Launched in 2010, the firm has rapidly grown to over 500 lawyers across 14 global offices in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Our breadth of expertise covers some of the most interesting and important emerging disciplines, from ESG and charity law, to blockchain and competition.
Collaboration is at the forefront of our award-winning culture and is what sets our firm apart from the rest. gunnercooke operates as a fee share model meaning our professionals join as self-employed advisors, free to design and develop the practice they’ve always wanted. Our firm brings together the most ambitious and commercially-minded people, who build and work in dynamic
teams of their choosing, to best suit their clients’ needs.
Our purpose is simple; to deliver a positive impact for our clients, provide a better life for our people and to leave a better world than we found. Our charitable arm, the gunnercooke foundation, enables us to directly engage with communities on social issues and to help charitable organisations grow.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior role within the Compliance team, working closely with and supporting the Head of Compliance in the planning, design and implementation of the firm’s overall risk management strategy. You will help to shape the firm’s processes and policies as well as identifying, managing and mitigating the firm’s risks, and you will lead on the delivery of the firm’s drive for quality and excellence, with a focus on training and development.
The firm’s approach to risk, compliance and quality is critical to our continued success and growth. You will help to ensure that the firm continues to meet all its regulatory and legislative requirements and that first-class firmwide risk management processes and compliance is embedded into the firm’s culture.
The role encompasses all aspects of regulatory compliance including professional conduct, anti-money laundering, data protection, liaison with the regulators and places excellence at the heart of the risk management strategy.
Main Responsibilities
The Person
Skills and Abilities
The successful candidate will have:
For more information about gunnercooke please visit www.gunnercooke.com
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