Head of Legal Compliance - Conveyancing

Legal Compliance Manager - Cardiff

Salary: £65,000 per annum
Full Time (Flexible Working Considered)
Excellent Benefits Package

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Compliance Manager with strong conveyancing expertise to join a leading, high-performing property legal services provider. This is a key leadership position, driving ethical, regulatory, and professional standards across the business and ensuring the delivery of a safe, compliant, and commercially effective service.

We are seeking a proactive, knowledgeable and supportive compliance professional who can lead a team, influence senior stakeholders, and uphold first class compliance practices across multiple operational locations.

Key Responsibilities

As the Legal Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring robust compliance standards across the organisation. You will lead the compliance team, oversee complaints, risk management and Professional Indemnity processes, and provide pragmatic, business focused advice at all levels.

Leadership & Oversight

• Lead, mentor and guide the Compliance Team, including direct management of the Senior Compliance Officer.
• Ensure effective investigation, recording and reporting of escalated complaints (including to the Legal Ombudsman) and circumstances or claims requiring PI Insurance notification.

Regulatory & Risk Management

• Safeguard the organisation's ethical and professional standards.
• Identify risk areas and design, implement and monitor controls.
• Conduct focused audits, thematic reviews and service quality assessments.
• Update compliance MI to track trends and inform risk decisions.
• Annual review and update of the Practice Wide Risk Assessment (PWRA) and related policies.

Training & Continuous Improvement

• Deliver workshops, publish compliance guides and provide ongoing technical advice.
• Identify training needs and collaborate with the Training Team to embed improvements.
• Support the creation of annual AML training content.

AML, Data Protection & Professional Standards

• Act as Deputy MLRO, including chairing the AML Committee and advising on complex AML decisions.
• Serve as the firm's Data Protection Officer, liaising with the wider Group DP team.
• Maintain an excellent understanding of the CLC Code of Conduct and cultivate relationships with the regulator.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with the Head of Legal Practice, Operational Heads, Group Compliance, IT and Finance to support risk balanced innovation.
• Manage relationships with third party providers including HM Land Registry, lenders and digital verification partners.
• Support regulatory consultations and business projects as required.

About You Qualifications

Regulated legal professional (SRA, CLC, CILEx) preferred.

Minimum 8 years' conveyancing experience with at least 5 years PQE.

Skills & Experience

• Strong regulatory and compliance knowledge within the conveyancing/property legal sector.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage credibly at all levels.
• Highly organised with strong analytical, problem solving and planning abilities.
• Confident, approachable and committed to maintaining high ethical standards.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

What's on Offer

• £65,000 salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options
• Pension scheme
• Ongoing professional development, CPD support and specialist training
• Opportunity to play a central strategic role in shaping best practice within a respected legal organisation

How to Apply

If you are an experienced compliance professional with a strong conveyancing background looking to step into a senior, influential role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and covering details to Daniel Mason at our head offices.