Business Acceptance Analyst

Our client is seeking a Business Acceptance Analyst to join their dynamic and supportive global team. This role offers the opportunity to manage risk in relation to new business acceptance, ensuring compliance with professional rules and laws.

You will be responsible for conducting conflict checks, customer due diligence, and advising on legal and reputational risks. This challenging role is perfect for an ambitious candidate looking for ample learning opportunities within a friendly environment.

• Dynamic and varied role within a supportive global team
• Opportunity to manage risk in relation to new business acceptance
• Ample learning opportunities

What you'll do:

As a Business Acceptance Analyst, you will play a crucial role in managing the firm's risk with regard to new business acceptance. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include initiating and analysing conflict checks for new matters, conducting customer due diligence, and assessing risk of clients and matters. You will also advise the firm's lawyers on legal and reputational risks of new business, ensuring that professional rules and relevant laws are complied with at all times. Your ability to cope under pressure, work on your own initiative and prioritise efficiently will be key to your success in this role.

• Initiating and analysing conflicts checks for new business using Intapp Conflicts
• Conducting comprehensive client due diligence/anti-money laundering checks on new clients
• Advising the firm’s lawyers on new client acceptance, client identification procedures, anti-money laundering queries, sanctions and reputational risk issues
• Advising on the firm’s client engagement terms policies, procedures and best practice
• Assisting on various Legal & Risk projects and knowhow.
• Setting up and maintaining information barriers to protect client confidential information

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Business Acceptance Analyst position will bring strong analytical skills coupled with a hard-working and flexible attitude. You should be team-oriented, promoting good team spirit while being systematic, well-organised and attentive to detail. Your ability to develop relationships with fee-earners and staff at all levels will be crucial in this role. Strong written and oral communication skills are essential as you'll be advising on complex legal matters.

• Strong analytical skills
• Hard-working and flexible with a 'can do' attitude
• Team-oriented with ability to promote good team spirit
• Systematic, well-organised and attentive to detail
• Ability to cope under pressure, work on own initiative and prioritise efficiently
• Good at developing relationships with fee-earners and staff at all levels
• Strong written and oral communications skills with ability to communicate effectively

About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Legal

Focus: Risk & Compliance - Private Practice

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Entry Level

Location: City of London

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum

Job Reference: NONSU2-5CFACCEA

Date posted: 23 April 2025

Consultant: Izzy Gower