Risk and Compliance Officer

Lawyers on Demand are looking to bring on a Risk & Compliance Officer initially for a 6-month period. This position will be working for an international law firm who have a strong reputation for their work across the technology and property sectors.


The ideal applicant will have a solid understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks relevant to the legal sector. They will have the ability to interpret complex information are also essential for advising staff and ensuring firm-wide compliance.



As the Risk & Compliance Office, you would be responsible for:

Adhering to legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements, ensuring the firm manages its exposure to financial, legal, and reputational risks.

Reviewing client due diligence, and managing conflict checks.

Updating risk registers.

Advising staff on compliance protocols.

Our assignments are predominantly full time, working on a hybrid model within the London area and surrounding suburbs.



If this sounds like you and you're looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.



Why Join LOD?

People come to us for a whole range of reasons – they might be looking for time for their interests, for work alongside other projects, or just want a change. What they all have in common is a desire for high quality work coupled with a degree of control that traditional models can’t offer, but LOD can.



All of our LODs have worked at top tier firms or as part of major in-house teams. We only accept a small percentage of applications as we choose lawyers who are not only technically excellent, but who can work seamlessly with our client’s teams. This ensures we can offer our lawyers consistently high-quality assignments.



We can offer:

Varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with market leading brands (from Google to Barclays, and Amex to adidas) as well as exciting growth companies.

Flexibility and autonomy: you can work anything from full-time on site with a client to a few hours each week from home.

Training and know-how, as well as support from our dedicated HQ Team.

A variety of flexible models that include working at the client’s offices or remotely.

About LOD

LOD is the leading flexible legal service provider across ten locations: Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Sydney. We are changing the way in which clients buy legal services and provide talented lawyers with a new way off working.



We’ve achieved some of the fastest growth in our sector by creating and leading a new professional service category. That growth continues as we launch new services, responding to the way our lawyers want to work and clients want to engage them. This role offers an opportunity to be part of this story.



LOD has caught the imagination of the changing legal marketplace for ‘new law’ services. We now have a team of around 600 lawyers and consultants of the highest quality working across the globe. We have an inspiring client list that range from globally recognised multinationals to start-ups and include the likes of Google, Barclays and adidas.