The Department

The Risk and Compliance team work in collaboration with the business to ensure best practice across the Firm, effectively managing all aspects of the regulation surrounding the efficient running of our Firm.

The Team

Reporting directly into the COLP/General Counsel (Legal Practice) and working as part of the General Counsel team, this role will play a critical role in supporting investigations, as well as advising our Partners and other key stakeholders on a range of regulatory and legal issues.

The team works collaboratively alongside other teams and roles within the broader Risk and Compliance Department. This new role will play a critical part in continuing to build the one-team ethos that values teamwork, continuous development, and providing the highest legal rigour and advice to the business. This role will play a key role in supporting junior team members with their ongoing professional development, as well as acting as a role model across the wider department. Similarly, this role will work closely with the General Counsel, with a clear opportunity for ongoing development and a clear career path for the right candidate that will see this role continue to grow and evolve.

The Role

As an experienced member of the team, this role will regularly interface with key stakeholders across the business, including Partners, Lawyers, and leaders of our operational and consultancy businesses. This will be a highly visible role, therefore the ability to build effective working relationships and become a trusted advisor to the range of stakeholders will be key to its success.

As the Firm continues to grow and expand the Mishcon Group both here and abroad, the challenges facing the team are also increasing. As the Firm attracts new talent it also generates an increasing number of strategic initiatives which often involves the GC Team. We are therefore embedded into the senior management of the Firm, working closely with a range of stakeholders who seek our counsel and input into projects and initiatives. This role is therefore a tremendous opportunity to tackle diverse issues across a broad spectrum, both inside the Firm and for its emerging businesses. It will suit individuals who have a commercial mind, excellent common sense and drafting skills. The ability to demonstrate agility will be critical.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To work with the COLP/General Counsel (Legal Practice) on investigations and projects, demonstrating discretion and confidentiality. To take a lead on matters where appropriate.
• To provide regulatory and compliance related advice to a range of stakeholders across the MDR Group.
• To manage issues for the COLP/General Counsel (Legal Practice) where required, which may include attend meetings, contributing towards discussions and acting as an escalation point to junior team members where appropriate.
• To take a proactive mindset towards the ever-changing regulatory landscape, assessing the impact of changes against existing Firm's processes and enacting amendments/changes as and when required.
• To play a significant role in updating policies, procedures and collaborating with key stakeholders on a range of projects and initiatives.
• Preparing and delivering regulatory training within the Department and where applicable across the Firm, to promote the compliance with our risk management ethos.
• To support the other team members with their ongoing learning and professional development.
• To act as a role model for more junior team members across the wider R&C team - to be able to act as a mentor, deliver training and provide additional support on ad-hoc projects as and when needed.

Skills/Experience

• Qualified lawyer, or equivalent foreign qualification is valuable but not essential. Other qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.
• Compliance experience is essential, particularly if gained within a Risk and Compliance team in a UK law firm, financial institution or regulator.
• Experience using Intapp and knowledge of conflicts of interest or financial crime is highly desirable.
• We welcome applications from fee earners with regulatory experience who are considering a transition to a Risk and Compliance team, as well as those who are currently working in this field.
• Proven experience of managing key processes and procedures is desirable.
• Experience of leading others and delivering training is desirable.
• Project management skills are desirable, but not essential.

We are seeking candidates with "hands on" experience who possess the following;

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to be able to present themselves in a commercial and confident manner to a range of stakeholders and colleagues.
• The highest standards of legal rigour, delivered with care in a professional and pleasant manner.
• An inquisitive mind, with an eagerness to understand our business and spot trends and issues before they occur.
• Excellent drafting skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills, in order to meet the demands of challenging and commercial internal clients, as well as dealing with competing priorities.
• Efficient and responsive with an ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage own diverse workload.
• Proactive, resilient and calm under pressure.
• Takes responsibility for and attends to self-development.
• Flexible and agile approach to the workload, with the ability to work in close collaboration with the General Counsel and other members of the team.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP ). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate ; Dispute Resolution ; Employment ; Impact ; Innovation ; Private ; and Real Estate .

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover , MDRi (in Hong Kong), MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE and MDRx . The Group also includes MDR Lab , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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