LC Legal
Legal Counsel
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Our client, a well-established and growing law firm, is investing significantly in its Risk and Compliance function and is looking to appoint a Legal Counsel to join the team.
This is a newly evolving role within a business that is actively expanding its governance capability, a great opportunity for someone who wants to help shape a function as it grows, rather than step into a fixed, static remit.
The firm is genuinely flexible on working pattern: this role can be fully remote or hybrid, with a base in the firm's Birmingham city centre office for those who want in-person time with the team.
The Role
You'll sit within the General Legal / Risk & Compliance team, providing pragmatic, commercial legal advice and support across the business. The role covers a broad and varied remit, including:
- Providing quality legal, risk and compliance advice to stakeholders across the business
- Horizon-scanning legislative and regulatory change, and translating it into practical guidance
- Supporting governance and risk identification on business initiatives of varying scale
- Financial crime and sanctions work, including AML, sanctions checks, tax evasion risk, and fraud prevention
- Supporting due diligence, client onboarding, and supplier risk processes
- Contract review, drafting, and negotiation support across a range of commercial agreements
- Engaging with regulators and key external stakeholders
- Delivering training and raising awareness of risk and compliance across the firm
- Contributing to wider strategic and business continuity projects
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This is a role that will evolve alongside the function, so there's real scope to get involved in shaping process, policy, and best practice as the team develops.
What We're Looking For
- A relevant degree and legal qualification
- Strong knowledge and experience of risk, governance and compliance
- The ability to analyse complex information and turn it into clear, practical recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A pragmatic, commercial, and solutions-focused mindset
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure
- A collaborative approach, comfortable building relationships across a business and working independently
- Adaptability, and comfort with a role that will change and grow over time
- Willingness to travel to other offices occasionally, with overnight stays where required
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Experience in financial crime, AML, sanctions, or contracts work would be an advantage, though not essential.
Why Apply
- Genuine flexibility: fully remote or hybrid working
- A firm actively investing in and growing its risk and compliance capability
- Broad exposure across governance, financial crime, contracts, and regulatory engagement
- Real influence over how the function develops
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