What Does a Compliance Professional Do?

The person leading a compliance regulatory function will have to internalise conflicts and exercise supreme judgement in balancing the need to allow its business to flourish in an increasingly complex regulatory environment, whilst avoiding the potentially devastating consequences of non-compliance.

Why Is Regulatory Compliance Recruitment Important?

The regulatory compliance sector is one that is constantly evolving, making it a very interesting field to work in. Every year, new regulations and rules are being introduced, meaning compliance professionals must always be on top of the ever-changing sector to properly assess how any regulatory update can affect a business and its activities.

Octavian Donnelly - Consultant · Rutherford Search

Octavian Donnelly

Senior Principal Consultant, Legal & Strategic Hires

About Octavian Donnelly

Octavian Donnelly is an experienced Senior Principal Consultant at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance and legal searches within professional, legal and financial services.

Throughout his career, Octavian has launched the London Blockchain Week, co-authored the first wide-scale economic profile of Sierra Leone and led a multinational expansion for a managed services delivery company based out of West Africa.

With more than 8 years of experience, Octavian oversees in-house legal and strategic hires searches.

General Insurance In-house Legal

Junior Legal Counsel | Investment Management

London

Compliance

Head of Legal | AI Infrastructure

London

In-house Legal

In-House Counsel

London

Octavian Donnelly

​About Octavian Donnelly

Junior Legal Counsel | Investment Management

Head of Legal | AI Infrastructure

In-House Counsel

Private Equity - Secondaries M+A Solicitor

In-House Counsel

Chief Compliance Officer

Solicitor - Contentious Construction 4+ years' PQE

2-5 PQE Funds Associate

Chief Compliance Officer

Senior Counsel, Funds

Construction Solicitor

Construction Disputes Associate (International Arbitration) (3–6 PQE) | London

Commercial /IT Associate Solicitor/ Senior Associate Solicitor

Aviation Disputes Solicitor | 1–3 PQE | London

Senior Counsel (Real Estate Finance)

Structured Finance Solicitor 2–6 PQE | London

Restructuring & Insolvency Solicitor 2 - 6 PQE | London

Tax Associate (mid-senior) - 3-8PQE

Tax NQ: September 2026 Intake

Associate, Commercial Litigation - Leading US Law Firm (3-5 PQE)

2-6 PQE Competition Associate

Regulatory Change Officer

In-house Counsel

In-house Counsel

Sanctions Disputes Associate (3-6 PQE) | London

Employment Counsel

Structured Finance Associate

Employment Counsel

Employment Counsel

Regulatory Change Officer

Regulatory Change Officer

Corporate Associate

Fund Finance Associate

Legal Counsel - EPC Contracts

Legal Counsel - EPC Contracts

4-6 PQE Corporate Technology Associate

Associate/Senior Associate (Lawyer) - Corporate

Senior Associate/Lawyer - Corporate

Senior Associate M&A – Elite US Law Firm (London)

Senior Associate (Lawyer) - Investment Funds

Funds Associate (Irish Lawyers of particular interest) - Cravath Scale Law Firm

Corporate Insurance - Senior Associate 3-6 PQE

Real Estate Associate

1-3 PQE US Capital Markets (ECM/DCM) Associate - Elite US Law Firm

Real Estate Finance Associate - Leading US Law Firm NQ-1 PQE

Corporate Associate - Private M&A

Associate - Leveraged Finance (4-5PQE), US Law Firm (Cravath Scale) – London

Associate - Leveraged Finance (3-6PQE), Elite US Law Firm – London

BSA Officer

Corporate Insurance - Senior Associate (5+PQE)

Elite US Law - Corporate Finance Associate

Funds Associate (Irish Lawyers of particular interest) - Cravath Scale Law Firm

Associate/Senior Associate (Lawyer) - Corporate

4-6 PQE Corporate Technology Associate

Legal Counsel (Private Equity/M&A)

In-House Counsel - Funds Formation

BSA Officer

Associate General Counsel

2-6 PQE Financial Restructuring Associate

Legal Counsel - General

Senior Associate/Lawyer - Corporate

Corporate Energy Associate/Senior Associate

M&A Lawyer/Associate

Funds Lawyer (Associate) - 3-5 PQE

Funds and Private Credit Lawyer (Associate) | 2 - 5 PQE

Senior Associate - Funds Lawyer

Senior Corporate Associate/Lawyer

In-house Counsel, Real Estate Asset Manager (4-8 PQE)

Senior M&A Associate/Lawyer - Elite US Firm

Associate Corporate/High Yield (1-5PQE) Elite US Law Firm – London or Paris

3+ PQE Corporate M&A Associate

3-6 PQE Commercial Litigation Associate

Competition Litigation Associate

Real Estate Finance Senior Associate

Private Funds Associate - NY Qualified

Senior Tax Associate - Leading Global Law Firm (6+ PQE)

Funds Regulatory Associate - Leading Global Law Firm 2-5 PQE

M&A Associate - Prestigious US Law Firm (London)

About Octavian Donnelly