Risk & Best Practice Manager/ Risk Lawyer - Top 100 UK Law Firm

Michael Page Legal; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK law firm is seeking a risk and compliance specialist to manage complex compliance issues and lead projects. The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with significant law-firm experience. Responsibilities include advising partners, promoting compliance culture, and coaching junior staff. The position offers a salary up to £90,000 per annum along with a hybrid working option, allowing work from various offices across the South of England.

Qualifications

• Significant law-firm risk and compliance experience, with advanced knowledge of relevant laws.
• Proven experience managing, coaching and developing others.
• Client-focused and commercially minded.

Responsibilities

• Advise partners on complex risk and compliance matters.
• Support senior risk leaders in promoting compliance culture.
• Lead risk and compliance projects.

Skills

Risk and compliance experience

Strong communication skills

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

This role will act as the escalation point for complex, high‑risk compliance issues while managing a varied portfolio of risk and compliance workstreams and projects.

Client Details

Top 100 UK law firm.

Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Advise partners and staff on complex risk, compliance, ethics, data protection and conflict matters.
• Support senior risk leaders in promoting a strong compliance culture across the firm.
• Lead and manage risk and compliance projects and advise on new business initiatives.
• Analyse risk data to identify process gaps and drive improvements.
• Draft and update policies, precedents, communications and deliver targeted compliance training.
• Escalate high‑risk issues, monitor regulatory changes, and coach junior team members.

Profile

The successful candidate would have:

• Significant law‑firm risk and compliance experience, with advanced knowledge of relevant laws, regulations and professional standards.
• Qualified solicitor.
• Proven experience managing, coaching and developing others.
• Strong communication and report‑writing skills, with excellent attention to detail and analytical ability.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise effectively, proactive and collaborative in managing workload.
• Client‑focused and commercially minded, with a supportive and nurturing management style.

Job Offer

On offer to the candidate:

• Salary up to c.£90,000 per annum plus package.
• Hybrid working (2-3 days per week) from a choice of 3 offices across the South of England.