Description As Head of Legal and a core member of the Benchmark extended leadership team, you will lead all legal affairs across the group, serving as principal legal counsel and strategic advisor to the senior leadership. You will ensure legal and regulatory compliance, proactively manage risk, and provide commercially astute advice to facilitate the firm s continued success and growth as a leading financial planning business. You will also be responsible for managing a small team and network of legal partners both internally across the Schroders Group and externally. You will be part of the broader Risk and Compliance function, who manage all of our regulatory, legislative and risk matters. What you''ll do Legal Leadership and advice: Oversee all legal matters pertaining to Benchmark, providing senior-level advice to the business on a diverse range of issues including corporate, commercial, regulatory, and employment law. Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Compliance: ensuring that the company complies with relevant laws and regulations in its operations and business activities, including those within FCA, TPR and HMRC defined regulation and legislation. Corporate Governance: advising on matters related to corporate governance and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Provide robust oversight and governance across all legal activity. Risk Management: Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate current and emerging legal and regulatory risks, ..... full job details .....