Compliance Lawyer

2 weeks ago

City of London, United Kingdom Lewis Row Ltd Full time

The Compliance Lawyer will report to the Compliance Director and work within the London Compliance team leading on data protection in-house compliance issues in addition to other tasks.

The London Compliance team is a small team of lawyers and analysts who advise on a broad range of compliance and regulatory issues relevant to legal practice. There is a strong compliance culture across the firm.

This role is a fixed-term contract for one year.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead on data protection issues affecting the London office or its European branches, such as revising and amending firm policy, reviewing client terms and supplier questionnaires, considering data transfer issues, advising on use of standard contractualclauses, responding to DSARs and data erasure requests, evaluating any potential data breaches, and maintaining the firm’s ICO registration;
- Undertake an audit of existing privacy and data protection policies and procedures to consider any gaps and improvements based on market practice while aligning with the firm’s risk management appetite;
- Horizon scan for new developments in data protection laws that affect the legal sector and amend policies in line with legislative changes;
- Regularly meet with the London office client-facing data protection lawyers to progress internal data protection projects, and liaise with their European and US counterparts when necessary;
- Create a suite of templates and know how to assist the London Compliance team in responding to repeat data protection related queries;
- Share knowledge and train the wider London Compliance team on data protection issues.
- Assist with a variety of compliance related queries relating to secondments, insider lists, contractual arrangements with clients, clearing conflicts for new matters and lateral hires, and compliance with the SRA Codes of Conduct; and
- Assist with developing and delivering risk and compliance training and general awareness raising amongst partners and employees.

Person Specification
- Qualified lawyer;
- Experience of working at a large City / international firm;
- Experience advising on UK data protection issues as they impact law firms;
- Experience managing projects and implementing changes to processes and procedures;
- Ability to assess, draft and update policies and precedents ensuring stakeholder consultation where appropriate;
- Solutions orientated with a commercial and pragmatic approach;
- Client service focussed and ability to take initiative and ownership of tasks;
- Working knowledge of some or all of the SRA Codes of Conduct, UK Bribery Act 2010, the UK Anti-money laundering regime, the Market Abuse and Insider Trading laws, the international sanctions regimes and the Criminal Finances Act, is desirable.

Hybrid working.

Salary £120,000 plus bonus.

If you would like to find out more or discuss this role please contact Rowena Bubb of Lewis Row Recruitment.

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