Senior Risk Lawyer

A prestigious international law firm in London is seeking a Senior Risk Lawyer to join its Legal and Regulatory Risk team. This role offers you the opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values individuality, inclusively, and professional growth.

You will have the chance to take ownership of your career, gain early responsibility, and contribute to the firm's ambitious strategy for profitable expansion. The firm is committed to providing a supportive workplace where honest conversations are encouraged, and recognition is based on all-round performance. With flexible working arrangements, comprehensive wellbeing initiatives, and a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, this is an exceptional opportunity for a qualified solicitor with significant experience in risk management within global or City law firms.

What you'll do:

• Developing and maintaining internal relationships across practice teams and business services to deliver on risk project goals while fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Creating, updating, and refining risk management policies, procedures, and guidance notes to ensure the firm operates within legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Managing daily queries related to risk management areas via the team inbox, providing timely support across the business.
• Assisting colleagues in business services teams with general risk management issues by offering practical advice and solutions.
• Reviewing and negotiating supplier agreements including supporting business services teams in onboarding new technology providers.
• Supporting data protection compliance efforts by handling subject access requests and managing data breaches efficiently.
• Reviewing and advising on outside counsel terms as well as client-requested edits to the firm's Standard Terms of Business.
• Providing support globally to fee earners on ad hoc risk-related queries and assisting with professional conduct issues as they arise.
• Delivering face-to-face and virtual training sessions on risk-related topics to relevant practice groups and business services teams; raising awareness among partners and employees which may require occasional travel to overseas offices.
• Contributing to cross-functional projects including global development initiatives by sharing expertise in risk management.
• Monitoring legal and regulatory developments in the risk and compliance sector for international offices; ensuring fee earners are kept up-to-date with significant changes.
• Serving as a point of escalation for complex conflict of interest matters and financial sanctions issues within the Business Acceptance team.

What you bring:

• Qualified solicitor with at least 3 years post-qualification experience gained within a global or City law firm's internal risk or general counsel department.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts with precision and clarity.
• Working knowledge of statutory and regulatory regimes including UK GDPR, SRA Standards & Regulations, UK Bribery Act 2010, Market Abuse laws, Insider Trading regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines consistently alongside strong organisational skills such as prioritisation; able to make business-critical decisions responsibly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills enabling effective liaison between lawyers and business services groups at all levels of seniority.
• Effective communication abilities including presentation skills; capable of influencing stakeholders across the organisation.
• Experience managing trainees or less experienced team members by providing mentorship and guidance.
• Ability to understand expectations of different stakeholder groups; adept at managing their requirements through frequent communication across relevant teams.
• Skill in writing clear, accurate practical guidance notes as well as precedents for use throughout the firm.
• Comfortable delivering training on various topics across multiple departments; able to adapt content for diverse audiences.

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