Senior Risk Lawyer

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HFW is a sector focused global law firm with over 700 lawyers working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. We take a progressive approach to our roles in commercial business – thinking creatively and pragmatically to support our clients.

Whether we are solving complex issues within the construction, aviation or shipping industries, or providing advice across insurance, commodities and energy we are specialist lawyers here to add value to our clients. We think about the commercial solution first and then underpin our advice with a solid foundation of legal expertise.

The Department

The Risk & Compliance team has a presence in London, Greece, the Middle East, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.

The Risk & Compliance Partner is based in the London office, together with a Head of Legal Risk, three Risk Lawyers, a sanctions lawyer, a Compliance Systems Manager, Head of Business Acceptance Unit, a Head of Conflicts, 10 Risk & Compliance Officers, a Risk & Compliance Assistant and two Conflicts Researchers.

There is also a Risk Lawyer in Singapore as well as two Risk & Compliance Officers in the Hong Kong office, one in Singapore and one in Australia.

The Department works closely with the firm\'s General Counsel who is also the COLP and MLRO, as well as the Firm\'s PI Partner and others specialising in areas such as sanctions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The role will include, but will not be limited to:
• Assisting the Partner and COLP with the numerous daily queries which arise regarding the applicable regulatory requirements, professional standards and best practice, ethics, conflicts, financial crime, supplier contracts, firm and third party terms and conditions and data protection;
• Identifying new or changed regulatory requirements and legal obligations that have an impact on the operations of the firm.
• Developing and maintaining a good knowledge and understanding of the firm\'s policies, systems and processes.
• Drafting policies and procedures to take account of changes in the regulatory law in any of the jurisdictions in which the firm operates;
• Analysing conflict reports and advising on complex conflict-related issues;
• Writing and amending terms of engagement with clients in all the jurisdictions in which the firm operates;
• Writing and amending terms of engagement with counsel, foreign lawyers and experts;
• Keeping registers and monitoring compliance;
• Any other ad hoc duties as may be required.

Skills and Experience Required

• Lawyer with 6 – 10 years\' PQE, ideally qualified in a common law jurisdiction;
• Familiarity with working with legal compliance in an international firm, including dealing with confidentiality, ethics and regulatory obligations;
• Excellent written legal skills, including the ability to draft and review policies, procedures, terms of engagement and contracts with third parties;
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant areas of law and procedure, especially contract and tort;
• Strong organisational and IT skills;
• Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to communicate and deal with queries in a confident and assertive manner, whether with partners, other lawyers or business services staff;
• High levels of discretion, confidentiality and diplomacy;
• Flexibility to travel to offices within the firm\'s global network to undertake audits and training;
• Experience of providing training, and of dealing with claims and complaints is desirable;
• Common sense, an ability to see the wood for the trees and a good sense of humour.

HFW aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. All applications will be considered only on merit and the applicant\'s suitability to meet the requirements of the role.

HFW collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants to manage its recruitment process. The firm is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. For information on how the firm will process your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website ( in the section "What we collect and how we use it".

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal
• Industries: Law Practice

Privacy and equal opportunity notices: HFW is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all employees and applicants.

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