We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We’re always looking to support our colleagues in working in a way that best works for them. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition Team to find out more information about our flexible working arrangements.

• Manage multiple legal and regulatory change projects concurrently with an agile mindset and limited supervision.
• Provide assurance and accurate updates to the Legal and Regulatory Change Manager, Senior Leadership Team and General Counsel Colleagues on project delivery, milestones, and objectives.
• Ensure Project Management best practices are applied and set up for success across the project lifecycle stages; from Scoping/Initiation, Planning, Execution to Closure/Lessons Learnt.
• Effective management of project related risks, actions, issues, and decisions/dependencies.
• Support the Compliance Learning Programme Lead with the coordination and delivery of the Compliance Learning Programme, including delivery and development of new compliance training projects and updates to existing training.
• Have an understanding of the SRA rules and/or legislation to assess whether policies and procedures, systems and controls address legal and regulatory compliance requirements to relevant Business areas.
• Draft and deliver appropriate project communications to colleagues across the Group and on an ad-hoc basis to underpin good compliance practices.
• Drafting, reviewing, implementing, and advising on policies and procedures.
• Carry out project monitoring activities to ensure that remedial action is taken, and material issues, incidents and breaches are escalated to relevant stakeholders.

• A Project Officer, ideally from a legal project management background, client facing consulting, or other professional services environment with experience in one compliance area such as SRA Regulations, Client Care, Conflicts, Financial Crime, Risk Management or Data Protection.
• Project management professional accreditation or evidence that you are working towards is desirable but not essential.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to influence and challenge a range of colleagues up to senior management.
• Excellent client facing skills including the ability to develop effective relationships with external stakeholders.
• Competent with Microsoft 365 applications and have an interest in new applications to develop digital/automated processes.
• Good analytical skills, ability to produce engaging, concise, and timely management information.
• Knowledge of legal procedures would be advantageous.

• Flexible working options - Make work fit around your life, not the other way around.
• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported to work in a way that best suits you.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over how they wish to work subject to role and client requirements.

We have recently been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2023! 

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.  

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono. 

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.