Digital Risk & Compliance Apprentice

Would you like to work for one of Scotland's leading law firms? Harper Macleod are an award-winning legal firm who are also well renowned for our work with apprentices. We've won Apprenticeship Employer of the Year at the annual QA Apprenticeship Awards 3 years in a row. Overview: As part of the Risk & Compliance team you will provide support to the R&C Officer. This is a team that has supported 2 apprentices before, both of whom are still working within the department, so you are in safe hands! What will you be doing? 1 st point of contact for telephone queries. You will triage requests, troubleshoot and escalate to the R&C Officer where necessary. Become a superuser of iManage (a document and email management system) where you will organise and retrieve case files, contracts, and other legal documents. Assist with maintaining professional standards by assisting the risk officer with internal organisation related to the anti-financial crime audit (e.g. AML, Sanctions, Fraud, Tax Evasion, Bribery etc). You will also support with day to day queries about HM Policy and standards and compliance. Develop expertise in 3E (a legal practice management and CRM platform used for client data, billing, and matter management). Help with the collation of data and input to MS Excel spreadsheets and risk reports. Assist data input for conflict checks with routine audits and answer queries about conflict reports. Attend meeting with the risk office and track all digital details. Provide and build awareness of regulatory risk and compliance within the organisation. Required skills: Maintaining full confidentiality with all requests. Attention to detail. Be a good communicator. Strong organisational and planning skills. Competent with Microsoft Office, Excel, MS Teams, Outlook. Be able to cope with flexibility and changing demands. Salary: £22,932 per annum. Working week: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. Benefits: Critical illness protection. Discounted conveyancing on sales and purchases. Discounted eyecare. Charity donation through payroll. Cycle to work scheme. Buy additional leave option. Extra holidays at Christmas. CSR days. Funding for external training. Recruitment finder’s fee. 4pm birthday finish. Life assurance. Pension scheme Additional discounts. Future prospects: Should you perform well in this role there is an opportunity for you to take up a permanent position at the end of your qualification. Many of our previous apprentices are still with the company. Future salary will be discussed should you be offered a permanent role. Important information: This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support. Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role. On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 6. If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time APPLY NOW! Please be advised that this advert may close prior to the closing date stated above if a high number of applications are received. If you are interested in this vacancy please apply below as soon as possible.

Location: Old Town, GB

Posted Date: 11/15/2025