Compliance Legal Counsel in London

An experienced Legal Compliance Counsel is required to lead and strengthen an organisation-wide legal and regulatory compliance framework. The role focuses on safeguarding the organisation by embedding a strong compliance culture, advising senior stakeholders, and ensuring adherence to applicable legal and regulatory obligations across multiple risk areas.

Duration: 3-6 months

Location: London (Hybrid, 1 day per week in the office)

Start Date: Immediate start

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the enhancement and ongoing development of the organisation’s legal and regulatory compliance framework.
• Identify, interpret and oversee the implementation of new and changing legislation and regulations, providing clear updates to senior stakeholders, trustees and risk owners.
• Provide expert legal advice on corporate governance, compliance and regulatory matters.
• Support senior leadership in maintaining and promoting a strong compliance culture across the organisation.
• Review and assess the adequacy of policies, procedures, controls and assurance mechanisms relating to legal and regulatory risk.
• Provide risk management advice to compliance leads in areas including fundraising, anti-money laundering, fraud, theft, anti-bribery and corruption, and safeguarding.
• Advise on the development of compliance policies, training programmes, communications and internal controls.
• Support compliance with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) legal requirements, including sustainability and modern slavery legislation.
• Support serious incident identification, reporting and regulatory engagement, including drafting submissions and reports for senior committees and boards.
• Oversee actions arising from serious incidents and strengthen controls to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain litigation and compliance registers.
• Partner with Risk, Assurance, Data Protection and ESG teams to support a coordinated and effective compliance framework.
• Support international or cross-border compliance matters, including overseas operations and fundraising activities.
• Assist with the provision of broader in-house legal advice as required.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified legal professional with strong post-qualification experience in corporate governance and compliance (in-house or private practice).
• Demonstrated experience providing independent, expert legal advice on compliance and regulatory matters, including (but not limited to): Corporate governance, Regulatory compliance, Financial crime (AML, sanctions, counter-terrorist financing), Fraud, bribery and corruption, Procurement, Health & safety, Data protection, ESG and sustainability.
• Experience working with senior leaders, trustees or boards, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver to deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting board-level papers and reports.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and judgement skills.
• Confident stakeholder manager with a collaborative and pragmatic approach.
• IT literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a wider legal or compliance team.
• Experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector is desirable but not essential.

About Elevate:

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together. Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.