Compliance Executive

Job Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who keen to move away from a client facing Legal role and become an integral part of the Compliance Team. You will provide high quality compliance advice and support to ensure the successful delivery of the Compliance function. The Compliance team consists of three friendly members and holds an important function within our Law firm, liaising with and supporting our Lawyers on a variety of different compliance risks.

The work that the team covers is varied and includes some interesting projects which the successful candidate will be involved in, there is scope for the person to own certain projects, giving responsibility and different opportunities.

This role is offered on either a Full Time or Part Time basis.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Understanding and operating in accordance with the regulatory and accreditation requirements at the firm such as AML regulations, SRA Standards and Regulations, Lexcel and CQS.
• Answering internal queries from H&H employees and providing support.
• Reviewing systems and procedures
• Maintaining registers and collating information & assisting with specific project
• Launch and monitor projects to implement improvement actions necessary to address compliance issues
• Ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and well documented.
• Assist on a variety of projects within the team.

Conveyancing/property/AML experience would be ideal and very desirable, alternatively previous compliance experience or Legal experience would also be beneficial along with strong administrative skills.

• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail
• Good analytical skills
• Have excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook) and IT literacy skills
• Be highly organised and able to manage priorities effectively
• Confident communicator

• Competitive basic salary
• A supportive, relaxed and flexible work environment in a friendly team.
• 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Medicash cashback scheme after 1 years’ service
• Life Insurance
• EAP and various other physical and mental wellbeing support services including virtual GP access 24/7
• Family friendly policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay plus, family events leave
• Company sick pay
• Cycle scheme

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is a large regional firm of solicitors with seven offices across Essex and Suffolk and over 200 legal professionals across a number of specialist departments. Holmes & Hills works in partnership with clients across East Anglia, including businesses, individuals, families and local authorities, to build long standing relationships, protect clients' interests and support clients' growth and development.

Holmes & Hills' large team of legal experts work in partnership with individuals and organisations to provide them with truly proactive legal services through personal relationships. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, we take the time to understand clients' needs and objectives before delivering practical advice through a personal and accessible approach.

Holmes & Hills Solicitors is independently recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners - two independent directories of the UK’s top law firms - as being a leading supplier of legal services in the region.

These accreditations give our clients the confidence that the legal advice and representation they receive from Holmes & Hills is some of the best available.

Our clients range from established and growing businesses whose brands are recognised and sold around the world and local authorities across the region, through to families and first-time home buyers.