Why Porter Dodson?

Porter Dodson is an award-winning Top 200 UK Law Firm, providing commercial and private legal services to individuals and businesses across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.

We're proud of a regional presence that gives clients the local connections and friendly in-person service they love. Being embedded in our local communities and market sectors gives our clients a superb service grounded in the real world.

What makes Porter Dodson a great place to work is our people and our culture. Our team are the lifeblood of the firm, and we are fully committed to ensuring our team are motivated, well cared for, and fulfilling their potential at work. Our people are our priority, which is why we have such excellent staff retention rates and how we have sustained a gold accreditation from Investors in People since 2016.

 

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Compliance Manager to join their office on a hybrid/remote basis. The role will involve being responsible for providing advice and assistance on a range of regulatory and compliance areas to ensure that the business adheres to all legal, regulatory, and ethical standards relevant to its operations. You will be developing, implementing, and overseeing compliance programs, conducting risk assessments, and providing guidance to teams on regulatory and legal requirements pertinent to a law firm.

To be considered, you must have compliance manager experience gained within a similar role within a legal services environment.

This is unique opportunity to review, own and manage the compliance function and make any process improvements you see fit. This varied and interesting role is to provide effective and proactive Compliance and Risk Management across the business to ensure the smooth running of operations and will play a pivotal role within the firm.

The role will entail the following:

• Maintaining and updating complaints, claims, breaches and risk registers

• Preparing preliminary decisions on complaints

• Reporting circumstances and claims to insurers

• Overseeing and ensuring continuing competence records are updated and completed

• Overseeing and ensuring file reviews and follow ups

• Organising firm wide compulsory viewing of compliance seminars

• Organising bulk renewal of practising certificates

• Taking ownership of insurance renewals

• Answering AML, Risk and Compliance queries from Fee-Earners and other staff

• Owning and managing various risk and compliance projects

• Carrying out administrative duties and ad-hoc duties when required

• Maintaining and managing the compliance intranet page for the firm

• Preparing compliance reports for the board

 

About You

Working closely with the fee earners and other staff across the business, this role would best suit someone who is proactive and enthusiastic with great attention to detail and the ability to communicate with people at all levels.

The successful candidate will be someone who has a keen interest in risk and compliance, complaints handling and AML with an analytical mindset and a solution-based approach to solving problems. You will have a compliance experience in a legal environment. You will have a real interest in AML and be a proficient user of the main Microsoft application. We welcome applications from those who feel they meet the skills and behaviour requirements.

 

The Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive:

• 30 days holiday, in addition to plus bank holidays

• Extra day of holiday for your birthday

• Private Healthcare

• Flexible Working

• Pension Scheme(s)

• Life Assurance

• Eye Tests

• Flu Jabs

• Corporate Gym Membership Discounts

• Discounted legal support

• Opportunities to get involved with charity fundraising, sports teams and office socials