Compliance Manager

Are you a meticulous compliance professional with a passion for upholding the highest legal and ethical standards?  Do you thrive in an environment where your expertise makes a real impact?  If so we would love to hear from you! 

Hughes Paddison is a well-established law firm known for its client centred approach.  We pride ourselves on our professionalism and delivery of expert legal advice to our clients and a working environment where our employees feel supported, engaged and motivated.

The Compliance Manager will play a pivotal role in ensuring we continue to operate within legal and regulatory frameworks, that we continue to mitigate risks and we continue to uphold best practice to ensure first class client care.

This is a varied and interesting role and one where you will have the opportunity to influence and further champion a culture of compliance ensuring its embedded in our daily operations.

About You

You must possess a combination of technical knowledge, analytical skills, and leadership abilities.  You will be passionate about your field of expertise, a terrific communicator and able to thrive under pressure.  In addition, you will:

• Have previous experience of working in a similar role within a law firm as a Compliance Manager or working as part of a compliance team and looking for your next career opportunity;
• Have a strong understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks affecting the legal industry and a good knowledge of data protection laws, anti-money laundering regulations, financial crime, and professional conduct rules;
• Be experienced in identifying training needs and designing and delivering training to educate and instil behaviours that promote ethical decision-making and regulatory adherence;
• Present a positive, approachable, and flexible can-do attitude encouraging an open culture where employees feel comfortable to raise compliance concerns; and
• Be able to build strong relationships to be a trusted advisor tailoring guidance to different teams' needs and be able to demonstrate the ability to influence, guide and support individuals at all levels of the Company.

About the Role

Role responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Develop, implement, and oversee compliance policies and procedures;
• Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and ethical standards, including AML, GDPR and SRA regulations;
• Provide expert advice and training to our teams including support staff;
• Monitor regulatory updates and proactively adjust policies;
• Investigate compliance breaches and recommend corrective actions; and
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and external stakeholders.

About Us

Being a member of the HP team means you have a healthy balance of work and fun. We enjoy socialising with one another at regular events and our environment is friendly, encouraging and collaborative.

We offer:

• A competitive salary, commensurate with experience;
• A competitive benefit package including pension, private medical insurance, group income protection scheme, 25 days leave plus bank holidays, additional discretionary leave such as a birth day of leave, death in service benefit, access to employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders and career development/progression opportunities.

 We are an equal opportunities employer.

To Apply

If you are ready to take your next career step, please send your CV and covering email to Ursula Day, HR Manager at ud@hughes-paddison.co.uk