Legal Compliance & Quality Auditor

Manchester | Hybrid & Flexible Working | Salary from £45,000

We're working with an established legal business in Manchester that's looking to bring in an experienced Legal Compliance & Quality Auditor.

This is a role for someone who knows what a well-managed legal file looks like, understands the regulatory expectations placed on a law firm and isn't afraid to challenge things when standards slip.

Ideally, you'll be a qualified Solicitor who has moved into supervision, compliance or quality assurance, or someone who's built up significant experience reviewing legal work and managing risk.

You'll need good judgement, attention to detail and the confidence to have sensible, sometimes difficult conversations with experienced legal professionals.

The Role

You'll be responsible for reviewing legal files across the business, assessing the quality of work, identifying potential risks and making sure cases are being handled properly from both a regulatory and client care perspective.

It's not simply about finding mistakes. It's about understanding why issues happen, recognising patterns and helping the business improve the way it operates.

You'll work closely with legal teams, supervisors and the wider Quality Assurance function, providing clear feedback and helping maintain consistently high standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing legal files to assess compliance, quality of work, file management and client care.
• Identifying regulatory risks, procedural gaps and areas where files fall short of expected standards.
• Assessing whether clients are receiving the level of service they should reasonably expect.
• Providing practical, constructive feedback to legal teams and management.
• Spotting recurring issues and recommending improvements to processes, guidance or training.
• Maintaining accurate audit findings and ensuring concerns are properly documented and escalated.
• Working with the wider Quality Assurance team to improve consistency and reduce risk across the business.

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in speaking with qualified Solicitors who have experience in legal supervision, file auditing, compliance or quality assurance.

That said, a strong legal professional with the right practical experience and understanding of regulatory standards would also be worth a conversation.

You'll ideally bring:

• A solid background in a legal environment, with experience reviewing files, supervising work or assessing quality.
• A good working knowledge of SRA requirements, regulatory compliance and client care standards.
• The ability to identify genuine risks and distinguish material issues from minor administrative errors.
• Confidence in challenging poor practice professionally and explaining what needs to change.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to produce clear, useful audit findings.
• A methodical approach, sound judgement and an understanding of how legal teams operate day to day.

Why Consider It?

This is an opportunity to use your legal experience in a role focused on quality, risk and improving standards, rather than managing your own caseload.

You'll have the opportunity to influence how legal work is reviewed, how problems are addressed and how teams maintain the standards expected of them.

The position is Manchester-based, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements, and a starting salary in the region of £45,000, depending on experience.