Compliance & Contracts Officer - Entry-Level - Law Graduates

Job description

Sunday Times TOP 100 Company To Work For (7th in 2015)

Ongoing Training + Career Development

International Environment

£20K - £25K + Incentives + Quarterly Bonus

Permanent Role

Contracts / Compliance Officer

We are currently looking to hire a Contracts/Compliance Officer Administrator for our growing Operations team to support our rapidly expanding business.

This is the ideal environment for someone who wants to be a part of an ambitious and growing business, has a passion for best practice and a genuine interest in compliance and all things contract!

As an ideal candidate for this role you will be a recent graduate, preferably in law or business studies, have an eye for detail and focus on results. Commercial experience in a fast paced environment would be advantageous although not essential.

Lawrence Harvey Search & Selection Ltd is a successful multimillion pound turnover Technology, Life Sciences and Oil & Gas recruitment firm. We are a Times Top 100 Best Company to Work for, achieving a ranking of 7th this year.

We have offices in London, New York & Munich and supply permanent and contract staff to our clients on a global scale. Our London operation is based in the heart of the City; we have a gym on the sales floor, a surround sound system that plays all day, pool table and fantastic views!

You will be responsible for:

• Reviewing and amending contracts often under tight deadlines
• Working with the business on a global scale, you will be liaising with The General Counsel, Compliance Manager and Directors acting as an advisory to agree commercially sound outcomes
• Managing our growing contractor base
• Completing regular internal compliance audits
• Ensuring contractor and contract compliance
• Liaising with Sales Team on new placement processes and ensure candidates are fully compliant
• Implementing new structures and work on continuous process improvement projects in regards to contractor compliance
• Staying up to date with legal developments such as AWR concerning contractor compliance
• Liaising with and validating payroll companies
• Managing our online timesheet software, authorising timesheets, advising clients and candidates how to use the system
• Additional project and ad hoc support to the wider legal department, including direct work with our General Counsel

Key skills:

• Ideally Law Degree level, LPC OR BPTC graduate or Legal Executive
• Ideally experience in a similar role within a recruitment agency, commercial organisation or busy commercial department of a law firm
• Process / best practice driven
• Proactive communicator
• High attention to detail
• Able to work independently and towards deadlines
• Interest in legal topics and processes
• Willingness to learn and progress

In your role you will be reporting to the Head of Compliance and Contracts. Ongoing training, support and career development will be provided.

For someone with the hunger to succeed, a passion for best practise and operations processes and with an ambition to create a niche of their own within a business this is exactly the right time to join our operations team at Lawrence Harvey as we are growing at an exciting pace.

Please apply with your current CV to Anne-Marie (Head of People) or give us a call.

Have a look on our Lawrence Harvey website under "Work for us" and definitely check out our company video. You can also find us on facebook and Twitter!

Lawrence Harvey are a unique recruitment business - CHOOSE TO BE DIFFERENT.