Internal Auditor - Quality, Risk and Compliance - Legal Services

Internal Auditor / Quality, Risk and Compliance

Hybrid working pattern with some regional travel

Our offices are located in Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester and Cumbria

Salary + bonus scheme + benefits to support your health and wellbeing

If your current role passes every control but fails on impact… this might be worth a closer look.

Audit Assignment: Your Next Role

Please review the following statements and respond honestly:

Section 1: Current State Assessment

• ☐ Your current audits feel repetitive
• ☐ You produce reports that do not always lead to real change
• ☐ You want more exposure to senior stakeholders
• ☐ You would like to influence how things are done — not just review them
• ☐ You enjoy detail, but want your work to actually matter

If you ticked 3 or more , continue to Section 2 below.

Scope of This Engagement

At Napthens, you will play a key role within our Quality, Risk & Compliance team — helping maintain exacting standards across legal and business support teams.

Your day to day will include

• ✔ Conducting internal audits across the firm
• ✔ Identifying risks, control weaknesses, and opportunities to improve
• ✔ Producing clear, balanced audit reports
• ✔ Supporting action plans and following improvements through
• ✔ Coordinating ISO activity and accreditation requirements
• ✔ Engaging with colleagues to strengthen processes and outcomes

Control Environment – What You Bring

You are someone who is

• ✔ Methodical, organised, and detail-driven
• ✔ Comfortable explaining audit findings clearly and professionally
• ✔ Experienced in regulated or professional environments
• ✔ Familiar with ISO and/or Lexcel frameworks
• ✔ Able to build trust while still providing constructive challenge

Desired Outcome

• More variety across audits
• Greater stakeholder visibility
• The opportunity to influence how a firm operates.

Conclusion

This is not about ticking boxes.

It is about improving how a law firm works — with audit as the catalyst.