Risk & Compliance Lawyer

Career Legal; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Greater London is seeking a Risk & Compliance Lawyer to join their team. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for qualified lawyers with 2+ years of post-qualification experience. You will work closely with Partners and Lawyers to ensure regulatory compliance and support data privacy frameworks. Responsibilities include advising on firm policy, reviewing internal policies, and assisting with training. This role requires regular commuting to the London office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2+ years post-qualification experience in a Fee-Earning or Risk & Compliance role.
• Willing to sit SQE to become E&W Qualified if not already qualified.

Responsibilities

• Advise on firm policy, ethics, SRA Standards and GDPR.
• Assist in reviewing and updating data privacy policies.
• Review and draft internal policies and guidance.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Policy development

Client documentation

Education

Qualified Lawyer (England & Wales or another jurisdiction)

Job description

Our client, an elite US law firm, is actively recruiting for a Qualified Lawyer to join them on a permanent basis in their thriving London office – working as their new Risk & Compliance Lawyer.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has 2+ years post-qualification experience to join their Office of General Counsel – supporting the firm’s regulatory compliance and data privacy frameworks. You’ll be working alongside Partners, Lawyers and the business teams across the firm and be given exposure to ethics, data protection and professional regulation matters.

As the successful Risk & Compliance Lawyer, you’ll be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

Regulatory Compliance/Ethics

• Advising Partners and Lawyers on issues of firm policy, ethics, SRA Standards and GDPR
• Assisting with the firm’s ICO data protection regulation

Data Privacy

• Assisting with the review and updating of the firm’s data privacy policies
• Advising on internal data flows and international data transfers
• Assisting with the firm’s responses to DSARs and data privacy incidents

Policy Development

• Reviewing, drafting and updating internal policies and guidance notes
• Answering queries from the business on compliance policies and processes

Client/Commercial Documentation

• Reviewing and advising on client engagement documents, data processing and NDAs
• Assisting with the client audit assessment questionnaires

Training

• Assisting with keeping the OGC intranet page updated
• Supporting with horizon-scanning for developments in laws and regulations
• Assisting with training on data privacy and compliance

To be considered for this opportunity, you’ll need to have/be:

• Be a Qualified Lawyer (England & Wales or another jurisdiction and willing to sit SQE to become E&W Qualified)
• Be a minimum of 2+ PQE in a Fee‑Earning or Risk & Compliance role
• Be able to commute to the London office on a regular basis