Senior Risk Analyst

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ FOX COMPLIANCE is working with a leading UK law firm to appoint a Senior Risk Analyst. This hands-on role will supervise the Risk team, manage compliance queries, and help maintain quality and information security management systems across the firm's offices.

The successful candidate will bring experience in law‑firm compliance, strong knowledge of SRA requirements, AML regulations and GDPR, plus excellent communication and organisational skills to balance competing priorities and support

Qualifications

• Experience in law firm compliance.
• Knowledge of SRA requirements, AML regulations and GDPR.
• Ability to supervise risk and compliance queries and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and organising the Risk team, ensuring queries are handled efficiently and records are maintained accurately.
• Providing guidance on complex compliance matters, including conflicts, anti-money laundering, client due diligence, professional conduct, SRA compliance and data protection.
• Managing processes such as information barriers, bogus firm checks, personal email declarations, DSARs and declarations of personal interests.
• Interpreting regulations to make risk-based decisions and escalating complex issues.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and updating internal policies and firm-wide communications.
• Building relationships across the firm to promote a positive compliance culture and effective risk management.
• Delivering training to new joiners and colleagues, tracking training requirements.
• Supporting quality and information security management systems, including policy reviews and audits.
• Preparing compliance reports and committee papers, attending meetings, and presenting issues.
• Contributing to wider compliance projects and supporting the annual insurance renewal.

Skills

SRA compliance

AML regulations

GDPR compliance

Job description

We are working with a leading UK law firm to appoint a Senior Risk Analyst. This is a hands‑on opportunity to supervise risk and compliance queries, support regulatory compliance, and help maintain the firm’s quality and information security management systems across its offices.

The firm is looking for an experienced compliance professional from a law firm, with strong knowledge of SRA requirements, anti-money laundering regulations and GDPR. You will bring sound judgement, excellent communication and organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities and support junior colleagues.

• Supervising and organising the Risk team, ensuring queries are handled efficiently and records are maintained accurately.
• Providing guidance on complex compliance matters, including conflicts, anti-money laundering, client due diligence, professional conduct, SRA compliance and data protection.
• Managing key processes such as information barriers, bogus firm checks, personal email declarations, data subject access requests and declarations of personal interests.
• Interpreting regulations and policies to make informed, risk-based decisions, escalating complex issues where appropriate.
• Monitoring regulatory developments and supporting updates to internal policies, procedures and firm-wide communications.
• Building strong relationships across the firm to promote a positive compliance culture and effective risk management.
• Delivering training to new joiners and colleagues, while monitoring outstanding training requirements.
• Supporting quality and information security management systems, including policy reviews, audits and external audit preparation.
• Preparing compliance reports and committee papers, attending relevant meetings and presenting key issues.
• Contributing to wider compliance projects and supporting the annual insurance renewal process.