Solicitor

Insight Global; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider is seeking a Senior Solicitor / Compliance Officer in Leeds to ensure regulatory compliance and governance. This permanent position involves business leadership, managing a light caseload, and supervising a team. Ideal candidates will have a qualification in law, experience in high-volume legal sectors, and strong communication skills. This role represents an opportunity to contribute to a team's compliance culture in a prominent legal practice.

Qualifications

• You must be a Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales.
• Experience within consumer-claims, financial mis-selling, or similar high-volume legal sectors.
• Prior compliance, regulatory, or COLP experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience essential.
• Strong business judgment and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory compliance and governance responsibilities.
• Provide business leadership and operational insight.
• Manage a light caseload for fee-earning responsibilities.
• Supervise and manage team performance.
• Handle risk management-related tasks.
• Promote a training and compliance culture.

Skills

Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales

Experience within consumer-claims, financial mis-selling, or similar high-volume legal sectors

Strong business judgment

Excellent communication

Leadership ability

Job description

One of our Legal Clients is looking for a Senior Solicitor / Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP) to join there team!

This will be a permanent position based in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Regulatory Compliance & Governance
• Business Leadership & Operational Insight
• Fee‑Earning Responsibilities (Light Caseload)
• Supervision & Team Management
• Risk Management
• Training & Compliance Culture

Targeting the following skillsets

• You must be a Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales.
• Experience within consumer‑claims, financial mis‑selling, or similar high‑volume legal sectors.
• Prior compliance, regulatory, or COLP experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience essential.
• Strong business judgment and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership ability.