Senior Compliance Analyst

We are seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance and Risk (C&R) Team, supporting our European offices. This position offers flexibility in location and can be based in any of our European offices, including London.

The C&R Team, led by the firm's General Counsel, is based in London, Zurich, Dubai, and Hong Kong. The team advises the firm on all aspects of its legal and regulatory duties, including financial crime compliance, SRA STaRS, risk management, client engagement terms, complaints and claims, internal investigations, insurance, governance, external vendor contracts, and data privacy. The legal team currently comprises 9 lawyers, including the Director of Compliance & MLCO, and 4 paralegals.

Within the C&R Team, the New Business Intake (NBI) function operates under the Director of Compliance and is led by the Head of NBI. The team consists of 4 NBI Managers, 23 Analysts, and 4 Assistants based in London. Additionally, there are 3 AML Senior Managers and 2 Analysts distributed across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia one AML Senior Manager in Europe, one AML Senior Manager and one Analyst in the Middle East, and one AML Senior Manager and one Analyst in Asia.

The NBI team handles all aspects of on-boarding new clients and ongoing client monitoring, including client due diligence (CDD), sanctions checks, and conflict checking for the entire firm. The team's objective is to onboard new clients and matters as efficiently as possible while ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.

The Senior Compliance Analyst role will be part of our NBI function and report to the AML Senior Manager for Europe.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Dealing with the Firm's more difficult CDD issues, particularly in relation to companies and trusts (analysing documents provided by clients and advising whether further information is needed);
• Advising on CDD requirements for our European offices which may differ from the UK approach;
• Carrying out the risk assessments at client inception and also when CDD records are updated to see whether the client presents a higher than usual risk of money laundering;
• Carrying out research to establish whether there is any adverse press about a prospective client and assessing its relevance;
• Carrying out research on the source of wealth and funds and assisting with advice on this to the partners and fee earners;
• Carrying out searches to identify whether a client is a politically exposed person (PEP) and preparing emails for Senior Management's approval;
• Conducting EDD for High Risk Third Country clients and preparing emails for Senior Management approval;
• Assisting with the CDD inbox and general compliance queries;
• Ad hoc sanctions screening to support the Analysts when required;
• Assisting more senior colleagues in advising finance, partners, and fee earners on third party payments and additional due diligence requirements;
• Management of specific compliance projects;
• Assisting the NBI Managers, AML Managers, Head of NBI, Compliance Counsels, MLRO, MLCO and GC with ad-hoc research tasks.
• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations

Skills and experience

• Previous compliance experience is essential;
• Experience on European regulations
• Fluent in English, French (written and spoken) very advantageous, Italian is a bonus but not essential
• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, and Outlook

Person specification

• In depth knowledge of CDD requirements gained as a result of previous experience within a law firm Compliance Team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deal with clients, partners, fee earners and support staff
• Conscientious and methodical with excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised for self and others
• Flexible and capable of managing conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Pro-active and demonstratable experience of using initiative
• Willing to regularly travel to other European offices

Competencies

• Client service

• Integrity and respect

• Interpersonal skills

• Inclusive

• Delivery focus

• Client-centric

For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.

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