Legal Assistant Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
We are looking for a Legal Assistant to join our team. We are flexible around the location with a requirement to travel to our Scottish offices as and when required.
Job Purpose:
The successful candidate will report to the Legal Counsel and assist with the day-to-day management of the Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) framework for Johnston Carmichael LLP
The Role:
- Assist in the development, management and monitoring the firm’s AML policy, processes and reporting
- Liaise with the firm regarding complaints and potential Professional Indemnity matters, including assisting with the management of the relationship between the firm and its insurer
- Assist in managing the firm’s risk management and reporting framework
- Coordinate information for the firm’s annual compliance and insurance obligation
- Assist in developing and providing monthly governance, risk and compliance reporting
- Assist in the management and monitoring of all GRC policies including Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery, Data Protection, Risk Management
- Assist in undertaking annual compliance reviews as and when required
- Assist in developing, managing and maintaining GRC information, advice and guidance to the firm
- Assist in the production and collation of information to support the firm’s governance board and committees
- Assist with the delivery of the GRC strategy and objectives into calendarized actions and deliverables
- Assist with the firm’s other support functions (HR, Finance, IT, Health & Safety and property matters) to ensure a coordinated approach to support the firm’s operations
- Assist with strategic GRC and Health & Safety projects
About you:
- A legal qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous but not essential
- Relevant experience in this or a similar role is desirable but not essential
- Understanding or working knowledge of employment law would be an advantage
- Track record of delivering within a fast-paced environment
- Organised and detail oriented
- Self-starter, initiative led and quick learner
- Curious, able to question and challenge existing ways of working
- Pragmatic, flexible and adaptable with the ability to manage changing priorities
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to positively impact and influence others
- Open, transparent and collaborative working approach
- Demonstrates resilience and ability to take decisive action
- A leader of your work and your professional learning
- Ad-hoc travel to other JC offices in Scotland as and when required
Why JC?
With 14 offices across Scotland and beyond, we’re one of the country’s leading firms of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers. Working at Johnston Carmichael means working in a team of over 900 sharp minds - each of which is valued and heard. We support our people to ensure they can grow their own way through proactive learning and development.
At Johnston Carmichael we want what’s best for our clients, our people, and our communities. You’ll be joining a team that’s engaged with its local communities and committed to supporting them. Over the last decade, we’ve raised over £450,000 for charitable causes across Scotland and we’re also Gold Sponsors of the Kiltwalk. You can read more about our culture and the values that define us here.
We have a People and Culture Forum that generates ideas for positive change and has several subgroups including LGBTQIA+ and Gender Equality which seek to educate and encourage everyone in our firm to be themselves in order to do their best work.
If you value enabling leadership, quality, integrity, and a workplace that prioritises giving back as much as you put in, then Johnston Carmichael is the firm for you.
How working for us can work for you:
As a valued member of the Johnston Carmichael team, you’ll benefit from a number of employee benefits including but not exhaustive to; a personal pension scheme, annual leave, and life assurance, as well as your own personal training and development plan. Click here to see what’s on offer at Johnston Carmichael.
We know that 9-5 office hours aren’t for everyone. We support flexible working and also use a hybrid working model. One size doesn’t fit all, so let’s discuss what might work for you and our firm.
Doing the Right Thing and Standing in Other People’s Shoes are two of our core values. We nurture and celebrate individuality at Johnston Carmichael. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all communities. Our culture is one where everyone is enabled to be a leader of their work and their learning.
If you’re ready to work in an innovative and forward-thinking firm alongside talented, sharp minds, apply today.
