Senior Associate - Risk & Compliance

We are newly recruiting for a Senior Associate to join our Risk & Compliance team. This role is offered on a flexible working basis, from our Bristol, Manchester or London offices.

Your Role

As a key addition to our existing team, you can expect to be involved in:

• Assisting the team in claims handling, including liaising with fee earners, insurers, brokers, panel solicitors and other interested parties


• Handling complaints in accordance with the Firms complaint procedures


• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders in relation to risk related issues


• Assisting our Director of Legal and Commercial Risk with strategic and operational issues


• Advising on queries relating to the SRA StaRs, Principles, Codes of Conduct, Law Society of Scotland, Law Society of Northern Ireland and Law Society of Ireland queries and liaising with the regulators as necessary


• Reviewing and updating policy writing as necessary


• Collaborating with colleagues and team members across our office locations
  
  A qualified Solicitor, with 5+ year's PQE in a similar legal setting, with a background in law firm regulation, solicitors' PI claims, complaints handling or commercial contract experience


• A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines


• Contribution to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members
  
  Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.


We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,400 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. In 2022 we were named Law Firm of the Year at The British Legal Awards, recognising our incredible success story.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.