Risk & Compliance Solicitor

The role

Mills & Reeve is seeking a Risk & Compliance Solicitor for their Birmingham, Cambridge, or Leeds office. This role sits within the Office of General Counsel and focuses on regulatory matters, providing practical legal and regulatory advice, investigating complex issues, and improving policies and processes.

What you'll do

• Review and assess potential legal, regulatory or commercial conflicts arising from new instructions or identified during the course of client engagements
• Provide clear guidance to help partners and lawyers to navigate and make sound decisions relating to conflict of interest issues, confidentiality obligations and information barrier requirements
• Escalate complex matters to appropriate decision makers and stakeholders, providing them with a clear overview of the matters for consideration and recommendations for remedial actions
• Take responsibility for managing claims, circumstances and complaints allocated to you, with appropriate oversight on significant or sensitive matters
• Work with the Claims Partner, Complaints Partners and relevant colleagues to investigate issues thoroughly, including reviewing files, correspondence and other evidence
• Lead and contribute to policy and process reviews, identifying opportunities to improve clarity, effectiveness and practical application, and taking responsibility for implementing agreed improvements
• Draft, review and improve policies, procedures and practical guidance so that they are accessible, engaging and impactful for the reader, easy to apply in practice, and clearly signpost where to find further guidance and support
• Take responsibility for risk and compliance queries allocated through the team inbox, consulting subject matter experts across the firm, providing timely and practical advice, managing competing priorities and identifying matters that require urgent attention or escalation to senior members of the team
• Get involved in wider Risk & Compliance projects and team initiatives
• Contribute actively to team discussions, projects and continual improvement, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues when priorities change
• Delegate appropriate work to paralegals and other team members, provide clear instructions and feedback, and support their learning and development

What we're looking for

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