Business Acceptance Analyst (Legal and Risk)- 12 month FTC

Linklaters; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Linklaters is seeking a Business Acceptance Analyst for a 12-month FTC in London. The role involves managing conflict checks, conducting due diligence on clients, and advising on legal risks. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical skills and regulatory compliance experience within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Free in-house fitness centre

Subsidised health club memberships

Free onsite GP service

Pension and flexible savings options

Income protection and life assurance

Emergency family care

Option to join sports and social clubs

Qualifications

• Conflicts new business acceptance experience and risk management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage new business acceptance risks and conflict checks.
• Conduct client due diligence and risk assessments.
• Advise lawyers on legal and reputational risks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Education

Experience in a legal environment

Job description

Business Acceptance Analyst (Legal and Risk)- 12 month FTC

About us:
Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.
Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.
We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

About the role:

We are looking to hire a Business Acceptance Analyst to join our supportive and friendly global team. You will be part of the firm’s Legal & Risk function which has around 100 team members across our global network.

The role focuses primarily on managing the firm’s risk new business acceptance risk. This includes initiating and analysing conflict checks for new matters; conducting customer due diligence and risk assessment of clients and matters; and advising the firm’s lawyers on the legal and reputational risks of new business, ensuring at all times that Linklaters’ reputation is preserved, and professional rules and relevant laws are complied with. This is a challenging role that would suit an ambitious candidate looking for ample learning opportunities.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Initiating and analysing conflicts checks for new business in Intapp Conflicts (the firm's conflict checking system) and working alongside experienced colleagues in Legal & Risk on the resolution of legal and commercial conflicts with relevant stakeholders;
• Conducting comprehensive client due diligence/anti-money laundering checks on new clients, and proportionate due diligence on counterparties where appropriate;
• Checking and clearing submitted matter forms;
• Setting up and maintaining information barriers to protect client confidential information;
• Advising the firm’s lawyers on new client acceptance, client identification procedures, anti-money laundering queries, sanctions and reputational risk issues with the support of Financial Crime lawyers;
• Advising on the firm’s client engagement terms policies, procedures and best practice; and
• Assisting on various Legal & Risk projects and knowhow.

We are ideally looking for:

• Conflicts/ new business acceptance experience; regulatory compliance experience and risk management experience within a legal environment.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Hard-working and flexible with a "can do" attitude.
• Systematic, well-organised and attentive to detail.
• Able to cope under pressure, work on own initiative and prioritise efficiently.
• Strong written and oral communications skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Someone who is looking to pursue a career in legal and risk

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Linklaters LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London.

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