New Client and Anti Money Laundering Assistant

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Addleshaw Goddard Full time

**THE FIRM**:
We stand out for our consistently excellent advice: we provide technical excellence, experience and crucially, we demonstrate real insight into our clients and what matters to them. Our knowledge of our chosen sectors and markets, and our investment in our client relationships set us apart. We are a natural choice for FTSE100 and other high-profile clients.

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**THE DIVISION**:
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) focuses on strategic risk management advice and projects across the firm's UK and international offices. This includes advising the firm on regulatory and professional practice issues, drafting and agreeing firm-wide policies and procedures, and assisting the General Counsel, Conflicts Partner, Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Anti-Bribery & Corruption Officer. The team is also responsible for implementing, embedding and monitoring compliance and risk practices across the firm, globally.

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**THE TEAM**:
The Business Acceptance Unit (BAU) forms part of the Firm's Office of the General Counsel Directorate. The role reports to the BAU Manager New Clients / AML Team and involves the creation and ongoing maintenance of all client / AML records across the Firm's centralised processing systems, primarily in relation to anti-money laundering (AML) / client due diligence (CDD) checks and compliance with the relevant laws and regulations across the Firm's global operation.

The team comprises of Assistants and Advisors undertaking all aspects of client file opening, anti-money laundering CDD checks, risk assessments and associated risk relevant work. The team also manages the administration of the Sanctions process and supports the Firm's Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLROs) and Deputies with the submission of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and high risk / reputational issues.

This role is based in Leeds with occasional travel to the Firm's other offices as required. The position we are looking to fill is either a part time or full time fixed term contract.

**Working in this team you can expect**:

- An attractive, competitive salary and benefits package.
- A flexible and friendly working environment (hybrid working is encouraged to get a balance between working from home and being in the office) and a supportive team culture where we all look out for each other at all levels
- Award winning state of the art technology and innovation (ranked top 4 in the latest Financial Times Innovative Lawyer report - making us one of the most innovated law firms in Europe) including document automation and AI document review systems.
- Extensive business development, support, and training.
- The team, along with the rest of the Firm, has embedded a flexible and agile culture. Our working flexibly policy makes agile working accessible to all, whilst always balancing an individual's needs with the requirements of the team, the firm and its clients._

**WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE?***:

- Processing new client file opening requests and re-verification of existing clients.
- AML / CDD checks on all new and appropriate existing client instructions. Investigative analysis to cover a broad range of high risk factors including PEP involvement, state ownership, complex structures, high risk jurisdictions (including EU high-risk third countries), sanctions information, intelligence and other reporting systems. Advice on enhanced due diligence and ongoing monitoring requirements.
- A basic understanding of the AML rules in relation to the Firm's operational jurisdictions under the supervision of BAU Manager New Clients / AML Team and the GC&R team.
- Escalation of high risk factors, drafting referrals and obtaining senior management approval in line with the firm's escalation process.
- Liaising with PA's, fee earners, partners and the Risk and Compliance team on potential AML issues, technical and general queries.
- Processing queries received into the team workflow inbox and other tasks to ensure internal SLAs are achieved including hand-offs to other departments. Dealing with compliance related queries with supervision.
- Submission of Suspicious Activity Reports ('SARs') to the National Crime Agency ('NCA') under the supervision of the BAU Manager New Clients / AML Team and MLRO/Deputy MLRO.
- Administering the internal sanctions database. Escalating potential issues to the BAU AML Advisors, BAU Manager New Clients / AML Team and/or GC&R team
- Assisting with compiling Management Information ('MI') Statistics for stakeholders.
- Undertaking project work in relation to BAU workflows, monitoring systems and controls.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:
**ANY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**:

- Experience of working in an AML role in a Law Firm or Banking / Financial Services environment is desirable.
- Demonstrates an ability to work efficiently in a volume processing environment. Good analytical skills and a keen eye for detail. The abil

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