Risk & Compliance Lawyer (Manager)

Join Goodwin’s Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. As part of the Global Operations Team – all business professionals at the firm – you’ll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross-functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

Here, we’re not just supporting a law firm; we’re partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions in high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we’re proud to have been recognised as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer. This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.

The role is to support the firm’s two Assistant General Counsel and Director of Risk and Compliance for Europe and Asia with a wide variety of projects and to assist them in the provision of risk related advice and the management of compliance matters across the firm’s European and Asian offices (currently located in London, Cambridge, Paris, Munich, Brussels, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Singapore).

• Providing guidance to partners, associates and the global operations team (i.e. business support functions) on a wide range of legal and regulatory risk issues, including engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, conflicts and confidential information, anti-money laundering, prevention of tax evasion, market abuse, disclosure regimes, and data privacy.
• Producing and/or updating written policies and guidance.
• Management of SRA records (including the bulk renewal application), risk registers, and general corporate records for the firm’s various legal entities in Europe and Asia.
• Reviewing contracts.
• Identifying new or changing legal and regulatory issues affecting the firm.
• Assisting with ongoing projects, including those on GDPR and DAC6.
• Assisting with client complaints and claims.
• Developing and delivering risk and compliance training.

• Qualified lawyer, minimum 3 years PQE.
• Background working in a large City or International firm.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral. Tact and diplomacy.
• A good understanding (or an ability to gain an understanding quickly) of the legal and regulatory regimes relevant to the firm’s European and Asian offices, the types of work undertaken by the firm, and the various support functions of the firm.
• Previous risk and compliance experience would be an advantage, but is not essential.

Goodwin Procter LLP is an equal opportunity employer. This means that Goodwin Procter LLP considers applicants for employment, and makes employment decisions without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other legally protected status. Goodwin is a disability-inclusive employer. Please contact us if you require any disability-related adjustments during the interview process, or would like to have a confidential conversation with a member of the recruitment team. If there are any disability-related reasons which have impacted your profile, we may also be able to make adjustments for these.

At Goodwin, we partner with our clients to practice law with integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition. Our 1,800 lawyers across the United States, Europe, and Asia excel at complex transactions, high-stakes litigation and world-class advisory services in the technology, life sciences, real estate, private equity, and financial industries. Our unique combination of deep experience serving both the innovators and investors in a rapidly changing, technology-driven economy sets us apart.