Compliance Assistant

5 days ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Alexander Mae Full time

**The Company**:
Our client is an award-winning, full service, commercial law firm and they are rapidly developing a national reputation for its innovative approach to delivering legal services. They operate in the financial services, leisure, retail & consumer goods, technology & media, renewables, housing and public sectors. Their specialisms are real estate, banking and finance, commercial, corporate, employment, dispute resolution and litigation.

**The Job**:
On behalf of our client we are seeking a Compliance Assistant, who undertake volume compliance tasks on behalf of the company. Within this team, they are tasked with everything associated with taking on new clients and matters, such as conflict checking, client due diligence, and source of funds checks.

Your main responsibilities will include:

- Follow business acceptance procedures for all new clients and work of the company
- To conduct and begin analysing basic potential conflicts of interest by using conflicts database searches.
- To be alert to potential commercial conflicts and ensure these are handled appropriately.
- Perform sanctions checks and assist in the maintenance of the conflicts database.
- Speak to fee earners to gather relevant information in order to make informed decisions about potential basic conflicts.
- Ensure that conflict requests are claimed and followed through to conclusion.
- To analyse a range of potential conflicts of interest coving the firm’s main practice areas and most common work types.
- To liaise with fee earners and others within the firm to mitigate any risks that are identified in conflict search results.
- To gain a good understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct rules relating to conflicts of interest and the duties of confidentiality and disclosure.
- To have an awareness of anti-money laundering regulations affecting law firms in relation to client due diligence (CDD).
- To review and analyse CDD documents to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, identifying what is missing, and referring where necessary to TM or Risk.
- To review company information databases, research organisations, and conduct electronic verification searches on clients and third parties using bespoke software.

**The Person**:
For this role our client is looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

- Good research and analytical skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with people of all levels.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Accurate data inputting, attention to detail and accuracy.
- Good IT skills.
- Legal qualification desired but not essential.
- The role would suit someone with previous experience of working in compliance for a law firm in the areas of conflict checking and CDD/KYC.
- A minimum of one year’s experience of conflict checking is required for the compliance analyst role.

**The Benefits**:
Contributory Pension, Group Life, Private Medical Insurance, 25 days holiday & a flexible benefits scheme.

**The Hours**:
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

**The Location**:
Mix of home and office working (central Bristol, no car parking)

**The Salary**:
£23-26,000 depending on experience

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

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