Job Description

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Business Support

Date posted

26/01/2026

Job reference

HJ0424

Background

Hugh James, a highly ranked top 100 law firm based in the centre of Cardiff, is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Auditor to join our Quality & Risk Department. The Quality & Risk team at Hugh James plays a central role in maintaining the firm's high standards of compliance, governance and client care. The team oversees quality assurance, regulatory compliance and risk management across the business, working closely with colleagues to support continuous improvement and best practice.

The role

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing regulatory non-financial file audits, to assist in verifying and ensuring compliance with the Firm's internal control environment. The primary focus of this position will be compliance and operational audit activities, duties will include:

Performing quality and regulatory non-financial file audits within a file supervision database for compliance, operational and quality management system audits Reporting on the audit findings and areas of non-compliance and identifying opportunities for enhancing internal controls and/or operational efficiencies Prescribing corrective action to correct non-compliances Prescribing preventative action to reduce the risk of repeated non-compliance Maintaining audit records Assisting the Quality Manager in preparing audit documentation for external audits Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with all levels of management

Skills & Qualifications

Previous experience is not necessary as full training will be provided but the successful candidate will have a keen eye for detail and be methodical in their approach.

The role requires excellent organisational skills in order to work on various audits. The ability to make good judgments based upon observations and supporting information is essential.

The ability to understand quality and regulatory standards is essential and experience of working in a legal environment would be advantageous.

This role may be desirable to someone who is currently in an administrative or secretarial role who is looking for a new opportunity to develop their skills.

Life at Hugh James

We never shy away from a challenge

We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges - of all sizes - are readily accepted.

The Hugh James difference

Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what's important keeps us driving forwards. It's in our roots! We won't stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.

We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth - servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

A positive force in the community

Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.

Some of our benefits on offer include:

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Two Corporate Social Responsibility days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)

Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Jack Osborne.

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.