Senior In House Regulatory Counsel

Bird & Bird LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Senior In-House Regulatory Counsel in London. This role requires significant experience as a qualified lawyer with expertise in regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will work closely with the Risk and Compliance team to ensure adherence to legal obligations and policies. The firm offers a range of health and lifestyle benefits, fostering a supportive work environment focused on well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a qualified lawyer.
• Considerable experience in all aspects of regulatory compliance.
• Ability to learn new areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head of Regulatory Compliance.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations across jurisdictions.
• Assist in the review and reporting of compliance failures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory compliance experience

Pragmatic approach

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Risk &Compliance team in London for a Senior In-House Regulatory Counselrole, reporting to the Head of Regulatory Compliance, COLP.

The OGC team is the firm's in-house legal team, which reports to theGeneral Counsel, working alongside the Risk and Compliance team. TheOGC at Bird & Bird is committed to providing a consistently highlevel of service for the firm and its partners and staff. Under theleadership of the team's Legal Director, it is aligned with andsupports the firm's strategy, always promoting a One Firm culture.

The function currently comprises a central team in London, consistingof a mixture of lawyers and non-lawyers.

The team deals with a variety of issues, from advising on, draftingand negotiating the terms in which the firm engages with its clients,its suppliers and other third parties, advising on commercial businessdecisions, legal tech, innovation, ESG, privacy, the Firm's corporateaffairs, and other areas of operational risk management. As such itplays a key role in protecting the Bird &Bird brand and promotingthe commercial interests of the Firm. We are looking for candidateswith a keen interest in the client's terms area of work, and apragmatic and commercial approach, who are looking to develop their skills.

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior In-House Regulatory Counsel will work closely with theHead of Regulatory Compliance, COLP and other members of the Riskand Compliance team, the General Counsel, Heads of country and localRisk Management partners in ensuring that the Firm is compliant withits regulatory obligations in all jurisdictions in which the Firm operates.
• To assist the COLP in ensuring that systems and controls are inplace to enable the firm, its partners and staff to comply with theterms of its authorisation by the SRA, the SRA Standards andRegulations and any other relevant legislation, regulations andrules that apply to the Firm, its partners and staff.
• Working with other members of the Risk and Compliance team, otherbusiness services teams, Heads of Country and Risk partners asappropriate to ensure there is a robust approach to monitoringregulatory compliance and for the internal reporting and recordingof compliance failures.
• Assisting the COLP with the review of regulatory compliancefailures, initiating any necessary remedial actions and reportingthese as required by regulation and/or engagement terms.
• Writing and reviewing policies and processes in all areas ofregulatory compliance management.
• Keeping abreast of any regulatory or other compliance changes thatmay affect the Firm and, as necessary devising and implementing newregulatory compliance and risk management policies and processes.
• Ensuring partners and staff are trained in relation to relevantcompliance obligations and the Firm's compliance and risk managementpolicies and arrangements and their duty to internally reportcompliance issues.
• Providing guidance to the Partner HR team in relation toregulatory related queries and PC/Recognised Body renewals.
• Assisting with internal risk assessments and regulatory audits.
• Dealing with escalations from the Business Acceptance team inrelation to complex technical conflict questions or lateral hire questions.
• Assisting with the development of a wider strategy for themanagement of risk within the firm in line with the Firm's risk appetite.
• Developing a strong service culture within the regulatorycompliance team of working to the same standards as we apply to ourclient work, in terms of quality of guidance, sound commercialjudgement, speed of response and end user experience.

What you'll bring

• Significant experience as a qualified lawyer
• An analytical mind
• Considerable experience in all aspects of regulatory compliance
• Have a Pragmatic approach
• Can learn new areas of expertise and methods of working

What's in it for you

We provide comprehensive support for our colleagues' health andwellbeing, including private medical cover, life assurance, criticalillness cover, and regular health assessments. In addition, we offer arange of lifestyle benefits designed to help our team live their bestlives, such as a cycle to work scheme, access to online GPappointments, discounted gym memberships, and an electric vehicle scheme.

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Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers andprofessionals everywhere. Working for a leading international law firmlike Bird & Bird means working alongside people who are trulycollegiate in the way they work with everyone. We work as one globalteam, with over 70% of work involving people from across the firm. Andthat's only increasing! It's this common purpose and shared approachthat makes for a more productive and collaborative place to work. Yourfirm. Your future.

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