Compliance Business Partner (4659)

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information. An opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Business Partner to join our Group Regulatory & Compliance team. Your Role and What You'll Be Doing As a Compliance Business Partner, you’ll be responsible for providing complex advice and resolution to the business to ensure that it is able to meet its regulatory and legal obligations. You’ll be a subject matter expert within the General Counsel team, managing and guiding Associates and Partners of the business, providing advice, reports and regulatory guidance to those individuals in a proactive manner as and where required. Exact duties will include: Assisting Officers and Analysts with their project work Educating and presenting to the GCT and wider business Delivering training to fee earners and new joiners to GCT Thinking commercially when providing advice to the business Providing suggestions and ideas in line with firm wide projects Assisting the Manager/s with project work to improve processes Acting as a point of contact and escalation for your business area Providing compliance assurance and file review support on ad hoc projects Drafting papers and reports where necessary for the Manager and wider business Autonomously undertaking mid-complexity matters on a daily basis with limited supervision Ensuring new members of the team are trained to the required standard and oversees ongoing team training Dealing with queries with guidance and supervision, escalating to the General Counsel Manager when necessary Making suggestions for improvements within the team and wider business and assisting with the implementation. About You We're looking for an experience Compliance Officer who has demonstratable experience working with senior stakeholders across compliance matters. Our ideal candidate will have the following: Demonstrable accuracy and attention to detail skills Good communication skills both written and verbal The ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines Demonstrable experience working within the legal sector Demonstrable experience working within a Compliance department and undertaking audits Ability to network and proactively build relationships across a range of internal departments Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too. Generous and flexible pension schemes. Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid) Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services. We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024! Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono. Additional Information As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.