A Real Estate Group is looking for a Head of Legal Practice to help set up and grow their own Solicitors firm to enable them to be able to complete their all-round service they look to provide through their Tech platform. They are looking to grow quickly and become a national firm. For this role, they are looking for a qualified Solicitor who has previous experience of working within compliance and risk function within a law/Solicitors firm.
The Group is already established with estate agents, surveyors, mortgage brokers and home removal companies, and is now looking to complete the whole service with its own Solicitors' firm. The Group is at the pinnacle of technology, looking to speed the whole home moving process in the most efficient way possible.
Responsibilities:
1. Responsibility for ensuring the overall compliance with the terms and conditions of the firms CLC authorisation.
2. Updating where necessary all internal compliance policies and the overall Compliance Plan, incorporating any changes into the firm's procedures, as well as being responsible for effectively disseminating such procedures on a firm-wide basis.
3. Responsibility for keeping abreast of all regulatory and other compliance changes, training staff on compliance and client facing quality of service to ensure service levels are met.
4. Reporting directly with the firm's Head of Conveyancing and Directors on matters of compliance and i...