Senior Compliance and Risk Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm seeks a Senior Compliance and Risk Lawyer to join their in-house general counsel function. The successful candidate will work on ensuring compliance with contracts and internal documentation, drafting agreements, and advising on regulatory requirements. The role requires a qualified lawyer with significant experience in commercial or corporate law, and a motivation to develop regulatory expertise.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with at least five years’ experience.
• Relevant experience in a fee-earning or in-house role.
• Motivated to develop expertise in regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advising on SRA regulatory requirements.
• Drafting client engagement letters and standard terms.
• Auditing files for compliance with regulatory obligations.

Skills

Negotiating commercial contract terms

Knowledge of SRA Code of Conduct

Understanding of conflicts of interest

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16.06.2025

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31.07.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Compliance and Risk Lawyer

An international law firm are looking for an experienced risk and compliance lawyer or a corporate/commercial lawyer to join their in-house general counsel function. They are looking for someone with good contracts/corporate documentation experience as this role will be working across the compliance and risk team but also with other areas of the business to ensure external contracts meet the firm’s compliance and risk policies and standards as well as ensuring internal documentation is meeting the firm’s standards.

You will also work with the team to improve and update the firms policies and processes in line the rules and regulations.

Role and Responsibilities

• Advising on SRA regulatory requirements
• Drafting and updating client engagement letters and standard terms of business
• Advising on outside counsel guidelines and client bespoke terms
• Providing legal risk input on client pitches, RfPs and Panel applications
• Working with the Head of Procurement to review and negotiate supplier contracts
• Drafting corporate documents, member resolutions and intra-group agreements
• Drafting consultancy agreements
• Drafting and updating firm policies
• Assisting with regulatory engagement
• Advising on complex conflict issues
• Advising on barrister, expert witness and local counsel engagement terms
• Supporting the Head of Corporate Risk and General Counsel with strategic risk management initiatives
• Auditing files for compliance with regulatory requirements
• Complying with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.

Skills and experience

• Qualified lawyer with around at least five years’ experience, ideally with a commercial or corporate law background
• Relevant experience may have been gained either in a fee-earning or in-house role
• Experience of negotiating commercial contract terms (including data protection terms)
• Knowledge and understanding of SRA Code of Conduct
• Motivated to develop expertise in regulatory requirements in the UK and internationally
• Understanding of conflicts of interest and conflicts resolution would be advantageous but not essential