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The Team

The Legal & Regulatory team of the Risk Group at Fieldfisher:-

• provides advice and guidance on legal and regulatory issues, risk management and training for the Firm;
• manages the Firm's compliance with SRA requirements, global PI arrangements, commercial conflicts and claims and complaints against the Firm; and
• supports new lines of business and the integration of new offices across the Firm's global network.

Responsibilities

Based in our London office, you will be a member of our Legal and Regulatory team and assist the team in its day to day operations. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting other Risk lawyers in ensuring the Firm's compliance with its regulatory obligations across its global offices;
• Researching and drafting responses to queries from lawyers within the Firm;
• Drafting and reviewing client facing documents including client engagement letters, outside counsel terms and legal notices;
• Drafting internal communications and guidance;
• Risk reviewing contracts (clients and suppliers);
• Supporting other Risk lawyers on implementation of Risk projects including enterprise risk management, horizon scanning and maintenance of key Risk documents and registers;
• Assisting other Risk lawyers supporting Firm projects such as the opening of international offices;
• Supporting the PI claims team including reviewing matter files, preparing instructions to counsel, maintaining the claims bordereaux, assisting in the management of disclosure exercises;
• Liaising where necessary with other Business Service providers (Finance, HR, IT) and senior stakeholders within the firm;
• Assisting other members of the Risk group with the devising and delivery across the Firm of Risk training.

Key Skills & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with relevant experience preferably within an internal Risk team at an international law firm;
• Strong academics;
• Demonstrable drafting skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Knowledge of SRA regulation;
• Working knowledge of data protection and data privacy law and regulation;
• Risk management experience preferably gained in an international law firm or in-house in an international business;
• Proven dispute resolution experience (professional negligence and/or professional indemnity and/or in house claims management);
• Willingness to work as part of a wider team, with a desire to build strong working relationships and the drive to support growth of an expanding Risk function within this expanding international Firm.