Compliance Manager

Business Acceptance Manager

We have a new instruction with a major international law firm for a Business Acceptance Manager to join their legal team.

This leading international firm provide a comprehensive service to national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments.

The Team
The Legal Department supports the firm in pursuing the effective management of regulatory, legal, operational and information security risk so as to preserve and maximise the value of the firm over the long term.
The Business Acceptance Team manages the firm's risk exposure and provides advice to the firm on a range of legal and compliance issue relating to business acceptance (including conflicts, confidentiality, client due diligence, sanctions, reputational and commercial risk).

This role will involve:

Member of the firm's Global Business Acceptance team, which manages the firm's risk exposure and provides advice to the firm on a range of legal and compliance issues relating to business intake (including conflicts, confidentiality, client due diligence, sanctions, reputational and commercial risk).

The role requires a skilled adviser who will work as part of a global team to assess business acceptance requests and ensure the work performed by those they manage is done to a high standard of accuracy.

The role includes line management responsibility of a group of Business Acceptance Analysts in the Manchester Business Acceptance team, including the quality of their advice, record keeping and professional development.

Be responsible for line managing the Manchester Centre Business Acceptance team including conducting their appraisals, objective setting, performance management and quality control; · Ensure the Manchester Centre Business Acceptance team acts as a cohesive team and works collaboratively with all other parts of the Legal Department to deliver seamless and high quality service to the firm.
Also responsible for carrying out and supervising other discrete conflicts, anti-money laundering and compliance research or projects and auditing as necessary; ·

You will:
Holds a law degree and has experience either as a fee earner in a top tier law firm or extensive experience working in a compliance role in an international law firm;
Knowledge and experience in dealing with ethical rules and guidelines (particularly the conflict, anti-money laundering regulations) and related compliance issues applicable to international law firms

This is a rare role with a leading team. Good salary and benefits.


BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.