Risk & Compliance

Specialist recruitment for legal risk, compliance, and regulatory functions.

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Risk & Compliance

Our Risk & Compliance practice sources the specialists who protect your firm's reputation and operational integrity. We recruit across all compliance functions — from COLP and MLRO appointments to regulatory risk and financial crime.

With the regulatory landscape evolving rapidly, firms need advisers and practitioners who combine technical expertise with commercial awareness. Our network spans both private practice and in-house compliance professionals.

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Types of Risk & Compliance Roles

COLP / COFA

Compliance Officer for Legal Practice and Finance & Administration.

COLP
COFA
Compliance Officer
Practice Compliance Lead

MLRO

Money Laundering Reporting Officers and financial crime specialists.

MLRO
Deputy MLRO
Financial Crime Manager
AML Senior Counsel

Head of Compliance

Senior compliance leadership across all firm types.

Head of Compliance
Director of Compliance
Compliance Lead
Global Compliance Head

Regulatory Risk

SRA, FCA, and international regulatory expertise.

SRA Compliance Lead
FCA Compliance Manager
Regulatory Counsel
Sanctions Specialist

Data Protection

DPO appointments and privacy compliance specialists.

Data Protection Officer
Data Privacy Lead
GDPR Specialist
Privacy Counsel

Conflicts & Ethics

Conflicts management and professional ethics advisory.

Conflicts Manager
Ethics Counsel
Risk & Compliance Counsel
New Business Intake Lead

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For Law Firms

We source the compliance professionals who protect your firm from regulatory risk and ensure operational excellence.

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For Compliance Professionals

Access senior compliance roles across London's leading firms, with guidance from consultants who understand the technical requirements.

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COLP, International Practice

Law Firm

They understand the technical nuances of risk management better than any generalist recruiter we've engaged.

Managing Partner, Magic Circle

Law Firm

RedLaw found us a Head of Compliance in under 8 weeks during a critical regulatory review. Exceptional.

Head of Risk, Silver Circle

Compliance

The depth of their network in the compliance space is genuinely unique in the London market.

Selected Mandates

Risk & Compliance

Leadership Transition

Successful search for a Global Head of Compliance for a Magic Circle firm under high-pressure regulatory scrutiny. The appointed candidate was in post within 8 weeks.

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Risk & Compliance

MLRO Appointment

Sourced and placed a senior MLRO for a Top 50 firm undergoing a significant anti-money laundering programme overhaul. The hire brought cross-sector experience from banking and legal.

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