Compliance Manager - 9–12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Location: Bournemouth
Start date: June 2026 (or a few weeks either side)
Salary: c. £70,000
Working pattern: Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)
I’m supporting a well‑established law firm with the appointment of an experienced Compliance Manager to join their team on a fixed‑term basis. This is a key maternity cover role, overseeing day‑to‑day compliance operations and supporting the firm’s regulatory obligations.
The role
You’ll take a central role in managing the compliance function, supervising a small team and ensuring the firm maintains high standards of risk management and regulatory adherence.
Responsibilities include:
- Supervising compliance assistants (x2), a client onboarding administrator and a compliance administrator
- Coordinating the file review process, analysing monthly data, identifying trends and recommending risk‑mitigation actions
- Handling complex compliance queries
- Managing complaints processes and maintaining oversight spreadsheets
- Updating policies and maintaining the central register
- Ensuring the undertakings register is accurate and up to date
- Delivering compliance induction training and ad‑hoc training where needed
- Producing regular Compliance Bulletins
- Reviewing the risk register monthly and escalating concerns to COLP/COFA
- Ensuring key documents (e.g., AML Manual, FWRA) remain current
- Monitoring regulatory and legislative changes and identifying required internal actions
- Preparing agendas for and leading monthly COLP/COFA meetings
- Driving the project to reduce old client balances
- Supporting Lexcel and CQS accreditation processes
- Conducting legal research
- Assisting with compliance investigations
- Drafting and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports or SRA reports
- Promoting consistent risk management and best practice across the firm
- Supporting ad‑hoc compliance projects
- Upholding the firm’s core values: clients, people, teamwork and progressiveness
Skills & experience
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Strong general education, including English and Maths
- A law degree or legal qualification (desirable)
- Experience working in a law firm (desirable)
- Essential experience within a compliance function in a regulated environment
- Strong IT skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and legal software
- Good keyboard, audio and copy‑typing skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- A creative, solutions‑focused approach to problem‑solving
- Professionalism, credibility and the ability to handle confidential matters with discretion
- Strong time‑management skills and the ability to work under pressure
- Confidence working independently as well as collaboratively
Please apply ASAP in order to be considered, or send your CV to shannonhewes@chadwicknott.co.uk