Risk & Compliance Lawyer

Fisher German; Smisby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Car Allowance

Private Healthcare

Holiday allowance (25–30 days + your生日

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering Leave 2 days/year (pro‑r‑

Online money saving portal

Death In Service cover

Job summary

Fisher German is seeking a commercially minded legal, risk or compliance professional to advise colleagues and shape a positive risk culture. You’ll work with the Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance to translate complex requirements into pragmatic guidance across the firm.

The role supports contracts, governance, AML, data protection and supplier risk. It offers hybrid working with some office presence in Ashby de la Zouch and Birmingham.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or legal professional with around 4–5 years’ PQE or equivalent.
• Experience advising on legal, regulatory, risk or compliance matters.
• Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic legal, risk and compliance advice to colleagues across the business.
• Review, draft and negotiate contracts, terms of engagement, supplier agreements and other documents.
• Support development and ongoing management of the firm’s risk and compliance framework.
• Help ensure AML, data protection, conflicts, supplier governance and quality standards are met.
• Advise on claims, complaints, audits, regulatory inquiries and due diligence requests.
• Work with teams to identify risk themes and improve controls.
• Stay updated on legal/regulatory developments and promote a positive risk culture.

Skills

Drafting

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Solicitor qualification or equivalent

Job description

The Team & Focus of the Role

This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded legal, risk or compliance professional to take on a varied and influential role within a collaborative professional services environment. Working closely with the Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance, you’ll help provide clear, practical guidance across the firm, supporting colleagues to manage risk well, meet regulatory obligations and make confident, well-informed decisions.

You’ll be involved in a broad range of work, from contract review and regulatory compliance through to governance, claims, complaints and supplier risk, giving you exposure to different teams, projects and commercial issues across the business. It’s a role suited to someone who enjoys turning complex legal or regulatory requirements into pragmatic solutions, building trusted relationships and playing an active part in shaping a positive risk and compliance culture.

This is a full-time role, although part-time hours may be considered for the right individual, with a minimum of 30 hours per week. The role will require at least one day per week in both our Ashby de la Zouch and Birmingham offices. We operate a hybrid working policy, so there will be flexibility to split the remaining working days between office and home working.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Provide clear, pragmatic legal, risk and compliance advice to colleagues across the business, escalating complex matters where needed.
• Review, draft and negotiate contracts, terms of engagement, supplier arrangements and other legal documents in line with firm policies and commercial objectives.
• Support the development and ongoing management of the firm’s risk and compliance framework, including policies, procedures, risk registers, reporting and governance processes.
• Help ensure the firm meets its regulatory, statutory and governance obligations, including AML, data protection, conflicts, supplier governance and quality standards.
• Advise on claims, complaints, audits, regulatory enquiries, incidents and client due diligence requests, ensuring matters are managed effectively and documented appropriately.
• Work with teams across the business to identify risk themes, improve controls and promote consistent, practical compliance.
• Keep up to date with relevant legal and regulatory developments, helping assess their impact on the firm and supporting a positive risk and compliance culture.

The successful candidate will have…

• Qualification as a solicitor or legal professional, ideally with around 4–5 years’ PQE or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience advising on legal, regulatory, risk or compliance matters, preferably within a professional service or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex legal or regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance.
• Good understanding of risk, governance and compliance frameworks, including areas such as AML, data protection, conflicts, supplier risk and professional standards.
• Commercial awareness, sound judgement and the confidence to provide proportionate advice, constructive challenge and clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across teams and levels of seniority.
• A proactive, organised and resilient approach, with high levels of integrity and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive matters.

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer