Bates Wells
Risk and Compliance Manager - 12 month FTC
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Risk and Compliance Manager - 12 month FTC
Department
Risk & Compliance
Employment Type
Fixed Term - Full Time
Location
London
Reporting To
Omar Yacub
Description
This is a varied and dynamic role, proactively supporting the Director of Risk & Compliance in maintaining a robust quality and risk management framework across a top 100 law firm. Working on a largely autonomous basis, requiring the combination of core technical skills with the ability to innovate and provide effective solutions within the firm’s risk appetite.
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract with an ideal start date in February 2027.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and support the Onboarding Team Leader, ensuring the team functions effectively.
- Oversee the onboarding function, including task allocation and query resolution.
- Conduct monthly one-to-one meetings with the Onboarding Team Leader and regular catchups with team members, monitoring performance.
- Provide an escalation point for legal conflicts, AML, and other onboarding issues, resolving higher-risk queries.
- Deliver training to the Onboarding Team on conflicts, AML, onboarding processes, and other topics.
- Conduct conflict analysis on complex queries, liaising with partners to resolve issues.
- Manage ongoing monitoring processes, including reviewing high-risk matters and hosting monthly meetings.
- Maintain oversight of the High-Risk clients, matters, and ongoing monitoring risk register.
- Mitigate regulatory, reputational, and liability risks by ensuring all new business complies with firm policies and strategies.
- Ensure all regulatory and other registers are kept up to date.
- Serve as a central point of expertise on compliance-related queries, coordinating regulatory returns.
- Work within the Onboarding Team Inbox during periods of increased demand.
- Manage general cross-departmental matter management issues.
- Liaise with colleagues across the firm to address issues and queries.
- Assist in the regular review and creation of policies and procedures within core areas of responsibility.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience in onboarding / matter inception in the legal sector and technical knowledge across money laundering legislation, conflicts of interests, and sanctions requirements.
- A willingness to learn new skills and help develop and innovate new solutions.
- Proven ability to build, maintain, and nurture relationships, and communicate clearly at all levels.
- Ability to work under your own initiative without the need for day-to-day direct oversight.
- A client service-focused approach.
- Teamwork, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.
- Strong people management and leadership skills.
- Well-developed listening and questioning techniques.
- Written and verbal communication skills suitable for a professional services firm.
- Flexibility to work outside normal office hours as required.
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About you
- See the value in Bates Wells as a career choice.
- Share our values and want to make a difference.
- Feel that you are a part of the Bates Wells experience and ‘belong’.
- Not afraid to test assumptions and challenge.
- Want exposure to a variety of challenges that will allow you to innovate.
- Technically excellent, commercially minded, and have great people skills.
Benefits
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Impact-Driven Purpose
- Align profit with social purpose to create lasting positive impact for our people, communities, and planet.
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Committed to the Climate
- Reduce environmental impact and drive a just transition to net zero through our Climate Programme.
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Championing Inclusion
- Foster a diverse, inclusive culture where creativity and innovation thrive.
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Flexible and Hybrid Working
- Our hybrid model supports balance, with part-time options and at least two office days weekly.
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Progressive Benefits
- Offer green pensions, IVF support, private healthcare, and more for your well-being and growth.
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