Verein Compliance Associate

The Team We are looking for a solicitor/lawyer to join the Norton Rose Fulbright Verein Compliance function to assist the Global Head of Compliance. The Role The role will include: Drafting global policies to apply across all the Norton Rose Fulbright member firms Maintenance and periodic review of the global risk register. Drafting reports for the Global Audit Committee on relevant compliance issues Drafting reports for Excom Creation and implementation of audit plans to test regional compliance with the Global Practice Standards and other risk areas identified in the risk register Drafting a global risk management manual Liaising with and assisting the Compliance Teams at Norton Rose Fulbright Member Firms in Australia, Canada, USA and South Africa. Advising on global compliance projects Assisting the Global Head of Compliance with projects and her duties generally Skills and Experience Required Be a qualified lawyer with a minimum of 2 years' experience of working as a fee-earner in a commercial law firm or in the regulatory area in a similar international legal practice. Be highly intelligent and have excellent commercial judgement. Have strong communication skills with experience of operating in a multi-cultural environment. Have sufficient influencing skills to work successfully & confidently at all levels including with senior management and partners. Be sufficiently confident to raise issues appropriately with management and governance. Be fully conversant with lawyer's duties and ethics. At Norton Rose Fulbright we welcome receiving direct candidate applications via our careers page. NO AGENCIES PLEASE