You'll be joining a regional law firm that enjoys a strong reputation, recognised in the Legal 500, which ismade possible by our exceptional people. We want to help you to reach your full potential, love the work you do and deliver the best results for our clients. It's our goal to make you feel great about working with us, and we work hard to cultivate a culture that makes it easy for you to stay with us for many years.
The Compliance team is led by Partner, Harjie Bindra, supported by a Compliance Manager, two Compliance Assistants and two Archiving Assistants. This role will be based in the Bromsgrove office with the wider team working from our Ludlow and Hartlebury offices.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within an award-winning firm and develop your skills and knowledge within compliance in the legal sector.
Day to day, you'll be successful in this role by:
Working self-sufficiently to effectively manage file administration and archiving at our Bromsgrove office. You'll ideally have experience in a similar administrative role, recognising how this underpins our vital compliance work.
Key Responsibilities:
Administrative and support tasks that evidence compliance with mfg policies.
Closing client files/ matters as instructed by fee earners and line managers.
Updating the firm's case management systems and databases where required.
Assisting with the storage and retrieval of client papers.
Preparing the necessary material for training members of staff on compliance related issues.
To assist with training members of staff on compliance related issues to include, but not limited to, the firm's internal policies and procedures, the SRA and other regulatory obligations of the firm and qualified staff, and ISO audits.
Requirements:
Self-motivated and able to work effectively on your own.
A proactive attitude and able to show initiative.
Organised and diligent, with an eye for detail.
Good interpersonal skills.
Salary & Benefits:
Competitive salary
22 days' holiday (plus additional days at Christmas and statutory Bank Holidays)
Healthcare benefit scheme
Employee Assistance programme and wellbeing services - 24/7 helpline facility
Discounted legal fees for staff and family members
Death in service provision
Auto enrolment in our Company Pension
Annual colleague event
Other reasons to join us
We offer a rewarding career of quality work alongside a commitment to your development. It's a fantastic environment in which people grow!
A supportive 'people first' culture, driven by wellbeing and work/life balance (it's a 35-hour week)... over 90% of our people responded in our most recent engagement survey that it's a great place to work and they're proud to work here.
Committed to inclusion, we aim to employ a diverse section of the community whilst our work for good causes continues to flourish. Many of our people are actively involved in CSR, Sports & Social and Health & Wellbeing groups.
For more information on what it's like to work at mfg, please visit our recruitment page or email recruitment@mfgsolicitors.com to arrange a confidential call to discuss this opportunity further.