Risk, Compliance & Best Practice Manager

Executive Network Legal Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Bristol is looking for a Risk, Compliance & Best Practice Manager to shape and embed compliance practices. You will advise on risk matters, manage compliance initiatives, and develop training programs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in risk and compliance within a law firm, strong communication skills, and the ability to analyse data. This role offers competitive remuneration and genuine career progression.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Genuine career progression

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in risk and compliance within a law firm.
• Advanced knowledge of laws, regulations, and professional codes of conduct applicable to legal practice.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Highly analytical with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as the go-to expert for complex risk and compliance matters.
• Champion risk awareness across the firm and promote best practices.
• Manage various risk and compliance workstreams.
• Use data to identify trends and implement solutions.
• Create bespoke training programmes for each division.
• Draft and update policies and guidance materials.
• Prepare briefing notes and escalate higher-risk matters.
• Guide junior members of the Risk and Best Practice team.

Skills

Risk compliance expertise

Legal regulations knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Report-writing ability

Job description

Risk, Compliance & Best Practice Manager, Bristol, £55,000+ (DOE) – This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced risk and compliance professionals to play a key role in shaping and embedding best practice across a leading law firm.

THE ROLE

• Act as the go-to expert for complex risk and compliance matters, advising partners and staff on professional standards, ethics, regulatory compliance, data protection, and conflicts of interest.
• Partner with senior leadership to champion risk awareness across the firm, promoting best practice and embedding compliance into everyday operations.
• Own and manage a variety of risk and compliance workstreams, including new business initiatives, operational improvements, and process enhancements.
• Use risk and compliance data to identify trends, highlight weaknesses, and implement solutions that strengthen the firm’s controls and procedures.
• Create bespoke training programmes tailored to each division (Commercial, Private Client, Injury), ensuring colleagues understand and apply risk and compliance standards effectively.
• Draft, review, and update policies, bulletins, briefings, and guidance materials to keep the firm informed and compliant with legal and regulatory developments.
• Prepare detailed briefing notes and lead the escalation of higher-risk matters to the Risk Committee when required.
• Guide junior members of the Risk and Best Practice team, fostering their development and helping them navigate complex compliance challenges.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Extensive experience working in risk and compliance within a law firm.
• Advanced knowledge of the laws, regulations and professional codes of conduct applicable to legal practice.
• Excellent communication skills, with strong report‑writing capability.
• The ability to work well within a team environment.
• Highly analytical and numerate, with exceptional attention to detail.

ON OFFER

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Genuine career progression.

Contact Penny Trotman at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email [e-mail] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

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