Risk & Compliance Analyst/Lawyer - London
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £35,000 - £65,000
- Posted
- 21 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 19 Jul 2018
- Job Title
- Risk and Compliance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
One of the world’s leading law firms is hiring a Risk and Compliance Analyst/Lawyer.
The firm is looking for proactive, flexible individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to superior client service.
The Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Reviewing new client and matter requests submitted via the firm’s NBI system, raising queries as necessary and performing conflict searches and analysing results to identify conflicts in accordance with firm policy and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Liaising with partners, staff and other members of the Risk team to facilitate the prompt resolution of commercial and legal conflict issues
- Preparing conflict waivers, letters of non-objection and other conflict-related documentation
- Ensuring anti-money laundering, sanctions and other risk checks have been carried out for new and existing clients in compliance with Firm policy and applicable regulatory requirements, and that relevant data is properly entered and maintained on the Firm’s systems
- Assisting the practice in establishing engagement terms and advising on client-imposed terms.
- Dealing with procedural queries raised by users of the system.
- Leading projects to continuously improve policy and process.
- Drafting new and reviewing existing policy and guidance.
- General support and advice to the Firm’s Head and Deputy Head of Risk and Risk Managers as and when required.
Candidate Requirements
- A legal qualification
- Relevant experience in practice and/or compliance at a law firm
- A very strong working knowledge of the risk, ethical and regulatory environment in which law firms operate to include a thorough understanding of Bar rules and regulation relevant to legal practice, such as: conflict rules; European anti-money laundering laws; international sanctions regimes or data-protection regulation.
- Excellent analytic skills: Able to quickly identify and meticulously analyse complex issues to provide practical solutions.
- Excellent communication skills. Able to provide clear and unambiguous instructions or advice; persuasively communicating the Risk position by telephone, in writing and in person.
- Excellent drafting skills. Able to contribute to the drafting of clear and concise policy and guidance as well as to the building of training in support of these.
- Strong research skills: Able to research and analyse divergent legal positions often under time pressure.
- Proactive in taking ownership for the resolution of issues and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Able to share knowledge with and develop know how for use by other Risk team members.
- Client-focused, commercial approach.
- A risk management qualification/experience of working with risk management software is desirable
- Completion of a project management course/training is desirable
Apply today for immediate consideration!