About the Professional Ethics & Compliance Team:
The team promote a firmwide culture of ethical conduct, risk management and regulatory compliance, including in the management of client monies, working with everyone in the firm to continuously improve our standards and awareness. This means the team are proactively mitigating risks by providing advice, training, policy updates, audits, systems analysis and answering queries. Partners with specific responsibilities for compliance are advised and supported to help the firm meet its regulatory and statutory obligations.
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Manager, the role holder will play an active role in providing support to the wider Compliance team in maintaining ethical and compliance standards at Leigh Day. This includes being a point of contact for Compliance, pro-active management of registers, bundles and templates, with an opportunity to learn the varied aspects of legal compliance.
We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines, particularly those with strong analytical and critical thinking skills. The role could suit a recent graduate or equivalent (in any subject), and we are also very open to career changers who may be considering a move into Compliance.
The team offers excellent career progression for those seeking a long-term career in legal compliance, with several members of the team having progressed internally within recent years. This position would also offer an excellent foundation for a career within our general legal practice. However, we ask that candidates commit to spending 1–2 years with our Compliance team before exploring internal opportunities.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Providing the team with expertise and support in advanced use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and other relevant software, including the firm's case and document management systems.
- Producing accurate documents (templates and precedents), correspondence, minutes and meeting notes as required.
- Assisting with the bundling of documents.
- Establish and maintain efficient electronic filing systems for the team, including minutes, emails, regularly updating information with timely and accurate filing of correspondence and documents and sorting / paginating evidence.
- Recording queries, breaches and DSARs and maintaining up to date information on the Firm's compliance registers, monitoring that actions are completed.
- Managing the Compliance Inbox as the first point of contact to allocate queries from the firm to the Compliance team.
- Assist as required with supporting the team to deliver compliance requirements of Lexcel and Lexcel assessments.
- Assisting with setting up of Compliance training for new joiners.
- Collating documents and drafting the text for Compliance bulletins and internal comms.
- Assisting to set up team meetings on a weekly basis.
Person specification
- Degree level or equivalent qualification
- Genuine interest to work in legal and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrable experience in using a variety of IT packages (MS Word, Excel, Case Management Systems and Outlook).
- Proven ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing with a wide range of clients and various stakeholders.
- Proven ability to organise and prioritise a complex workload and work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a positive attitude.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Willing and proactive, with demonstrable ability to take responsibility for your own workload.
- Proven ability to work and contribute in a team environment.
- Ability to deal with confidential, sensitive information with trust, integrity and confidence.
- Have the highest standards of professional ethics.
About Leigh Day
We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working (typically 2-3 days from home for a full time worker)
- 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Life assurance 4 x salary
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Electric car scheme
