Risk & Compliance Auditor - Key Relationship Management

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Kennedys Full time

Kennedys is looking for a legal file auditor to join our Risk & Compliance department who provide expert information, advice, and guidance to the Firm on professional responsibility, risk, and compliance issues. The role sits within the Quality and Audit Risk team.

Team

Kennedys Risk & Compliance team oversees a wide range of partnership and risk and compliance issues for the firm and acts as an in-house legal department assisting with regulatory and professional conduct enquiries.

Kennedys Quality and Audit Risk team are responsible for the delivery of the annual, lawyer file and relevant business services audit programmes, as well assisting with client team auditing requirements.

Key responsibilities 

Undertake tasks to deliver the requirements of the KRM client audit programme for global platinum and global development clients. The timely delivery of quality written audit reports as well as assisting in the monitoring and completion of corrective actions. Discussing the KRM client audit requirements and any audit findings with team leader and partners throughout the business. Assist in the delivery of an effective audit process relevant to the ISO 9001 Quality Management accreditation for all UK and overseas offices. Assist in the ongoing development of existing internal audit process within the relevant audit system. Where required, participate in due diligence processes where it relates to internal or external audit activity.

Required experience 

Minimum 3 years' experience of legal file management. Current or previous supervisory, peer review experience or completion of file audit would be ideal. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Proven organisational skills with a proactive attitude. Proven ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Excellent attention to detail.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys. 

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

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