Regulatory Compliance Lawyer

The role

This role is for a Regulatory Compliance Lawyer with 2+ years of PQE at Linklaters in London. The position focuses on providing in-house legal advice on regulatory compliance matters, managing risk, and supporting the firm's compliance with laws and regulations.

What you'll do

• Manage risk within the Firm globally with a focus on legal risk management and internal compliance with applicable laws, professional rules, and regulations
• Provide in-house legal advice to colleagues across the business on a broad range of legal practice and regulatory compliance matters
• Supervise and manage junior colleagues in responding to regulatory compliance queries and process requests from across the firm’s global network
• Act as trusted legal advisor to the Firm on a range of regulatory compliance and professional conduct matters
• Assist in the continued development of the Firm’s policies and procedures to help ensure its ongoing compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Raise awareness about key risk topics through regular training and other initiatives
• Manage internal incidents and compliance breaches including supporting with management of the firm’s relationship with its primary regulator, the SRA (and with regulatory reporting to the SRA where needed) and contributes to the development of the Firm's enterprise risk management system and procedures
• Coordinate, support and provide advice, as appropriate, on specific projects or initiatives prioritised by the Firm, in particular on ESG matters
• Keep relevant stakeholders informed of changes in regulations, ensuring ongoing compliance and risk management
• Contribute actively to the promotion of a risk management culture throughout the firm
• Receive enquiries and provide advice outside core hours to ensure responsiveness to issues as they arise globally

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