Risk & Compliance Lawyer

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Goodwin Full time

This job is with Goodwin, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Join Goodwin's Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world's most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team - all business professionals at the firm - you'll collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

Here, we're not just supporting a law firm; we're partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we're proud to have been recognised as the "Best Business Team" by The American Lawyer.

This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.

The role is to assist the General Counsel's office of a leading Am Law 50 and Global 50 law firm, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, in the provision of risk-related advice to, and the management of compliance matters for, its offices in Europe and Asia, with a primary focus on the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

What You Will Do:-

  • Regulatory Management: Assist with managing Solicitors Regulation Authority records, including the annual bulk renewal of practising certificates, and maintaining general corporate records.
  • Legal Research and Guidance: Research and provide guidance on legal and regulatory issues affecting the firm and its personnel. This includes professional rules and codes of conduct, ongoing professional competence, engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, conflicts and confidential information, financial crime (e.g., bribery, tax evasion, sanctions, fraud, money laundering, and market abuse), modern slavery, disclosure regimes, and data privacy.
  • Policy Development: Assist in the production and updating of internal and external written policies, procedures, and guidance on legal and regulatory issues affecting the firm.
  • Project Work and Audits: Support project work and annual audits, including those related to data privacy, modern slavery (within the firm and its supply chain), diversity reporting, ESG, and professional continuing competence.
  • Vendor Contract Review: Assist with the vendor contract review process.
  • Training Development: Help develop and deliver risk and compliance training to secretaries, trainees, and new associates.

Who You Are:-

  • Experience: 0-5 years' post qualified experience as a lawyer. Preferable but not mandatory. Paralegals with the right experience will also be considered.
  • Communication Skills: Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
  • Regulatory Knowledge: A good understanding, or the ability to quickly gain an understanding, of the legal and regulatory regimes in Europe and Asia, particularly the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Familiarity with the types of work undertaken by the firm and its various support functions.
  • Team Player: Works well as part of a team, is flexible, and willing to contribute where needed.
  • Preferred Experience: Previous risk and compliance experience is advantageous but not essential.

Goodwin Procter LLP is an equal opportunity employer. This means that Goodwin Procter LLP considers applicants for employment, and makes employment decisions without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Goodwin is a disability-inclusive employer. Please contact us if you require any disability-related adjustments during the interview process, or would like to have a confidential conversation with a member of the recruitment team. If there are any disability-related reasons which have impacted your profile, we may also be able to make adjustments for these. Please see our Disability-Related Screening Adjustments page if this applies to you. (Disability refers to sensory and physical conditions, long-term health conditions, neurodivergence and mental health conditions).

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