Burnetts is one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and are very proud to have been ranked 23rd in the Top 100 UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place to Work©
We have not only achieved awards for being a Great Place to Work© each year from 2021, but also hold accreditations for being one of the UK wide Best Workplaces for Women, Wellbeing, and Development.
We have an exciting new role of Compliance Assistant that we are recruiting for, to support our Risk & Compliance team in Newcastle on a full-time basis.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will provide compliance support to the firm and the Head of Risk & Compliance, and to the Operations team with routine daily and weekly operations tasks based at the regional offices.
Main Duties
Compliance (9.30am-4pm)
Including but not limited to:
- Support the Head of Risk & Compliance to maintain compliance in line with the Legal industry rules and regulations
- Onboard new and existing clients and entities on Partner for Windows:
- Process client ID and complete an e verification checks on clients
- Ensure file opening is being completed with accuracy and in a timely manner
- Deal with day-to-day compliance queries that are sent to the compliance mailbox
- Deliver compliance project work as directed by the Head of Risk & Compliance
- To carry out monthly compliance audits on all fee earning staff in each client facing departments and keep a record of the audit on Access Compliance.
- Carry out various compliance related tasks
Operations (8.30am – 9.30am, 4pm – 5pm with some ad hoc duties in between)
Including but not limited to:
- Opening up and closing down procedures in the office, to include setting up coffee facilities for staff and additional provisions for clients
- Attending to incoming post
- Undertake training to enable them to execute the roles of Fire Marshall and First Aider
- Conduct low level Health & Safety checks throughout the office, take meter readings and feedback results to the Operations team
This list of duties is indicative of the level of responsibility and tasks which the role of Compliance Assistant will routinely perform, however they may be asked to complete any task by the firm which is within the capability of the role holder.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential of longer-term career advancement in a forward-thinking law firm with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!
Our values of Together, Balanced, and Progressive, help to engender a culture of providing excellent client service within a caring and supportive internal environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Burnetts Solicitors are committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.
Closing date: Friday 16th May
