Risk Manager - Legal Private Practice
- Employer
- QED Legal
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £35000.00 - £42000.00 per annum
- Closing date
- 17 Dec 2018
- Reference
- BBBH21937
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- Practice area
- Other
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Legal HR & training
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Risk Manager - Legal (6 month FTC)
Leeds
QED Legal are working with a well-established Yorkshire full service commercial law firm in Leeds city centre who are looking for a Risk Manager on a 6-month fixed term contract position.
You will be covering a period of Maternity leave and should have good experience of working in a similar role at a private practice law firm.
As Risk manager you will be working closely with Partners, Heads of Department, COLP, COFA and Money Laundering Reporting Officer to advise and manage on risk issues potentially affecting the business,
The role will include but not be limited to:
- Manage/Handle Complaints about the Firm or Individuals
- Maintaining relationships with the Firms PI Insurance inc brokers, insurers and appointed Solicitors
- Handle complaints made to the Legal Ombudsman
- Record and Analyse information relating to potential risk issues
- Develop, Maintain, and promote best practice in relation to regulation and risk
- Draft and Notify NCA reports on behalf of the MLRO
- Keep the risk register updated
You should have at 2 years' solid experience in a similar position at a regulated Law Firm in England and Wales and be able to slip seamlessly into the role so that you are ready from day one.
The firm are well regarded in the region, and they have a relaxed but professional culture.
Salary is competitive dependent on experience with great benefits.
If you would like to hear more about this role please contact Graham Rawlinson at QED Legal for a confidential chat.
Company
QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".
As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers
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