Compliance Officer

UNCOVER; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

UNCOVER, a leading international law firm, seeks a Compliance Officer to join its London Risk & Compliance function. The role covers AML, client due diligence and conflicts of interest to support business acceptance and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will work on CDD, sanctions screening and conflict checks, leveraging Intapp Open to manage relationships and risk. A background in law firm compliance is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, AML, conflicts and business acceptance within a law firm.
• Knowledge of AML regulations, client due diligence and financial crime risk management.
• Experience conducting conflicts of interest searches and assessing potential conflicts.
• Intapp Open experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review conflict search results to identify regulatory or commercial conflicts and facilitate resolution in Intapp Open.
• Manage requests for new client and matter openings.
• Conduct client due diligence for new clients, assisting fee-earners with information gathering.
• Perform sanctions screening processes.
• Assist with testing and implementing software upgrades related to Business Acceptance.

Skills

AML experience

Compliance

Conflicts of interest

CDD

Risk management

Tools

Intapp Open

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Officer to join a leading international law firm in its London office.

This role will sit within the firm’s Risk & Compliance function and will involve a varied mix of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), client due diligence and conflicts of interest work.

The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the firm’s business acceptance processes, helping to ensure that new and existing client relationships are assessed in line with regulatory requirements, internal policies and risk management standards. Experience across both AML and conflicts would be particularly advantageous.

Key Responsibilities for the Compliance Officer role:

• Reviewing and analysing conflict search results to identify any regulatory or commercial conflicts, facilitating their resolution using Intapp Open software.
• Managing requests for new client and matter openings.
• Conducting client due diligence (CDD) for new clients, assisting fee-earners in gathering necessary information and documentation.
• Carrying out sanctions screening processes.
• Assisting with testing and implementing software upgrades related to Business Acceptance.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a compliance, AML, conflicts, business acceptance role, ideally within a law firm environment
• Knowledge of AML regulations, client due diligence and financial crime risk management.
• Experience conducting conflicts of interest searches and assessing potential conflicts.
• Experience with Intapp Open software is desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established international law firm and develop your career within a specialist Risk & Compliance function. The role offers exposure to a broad range of compliance matters, with the opportunity to build expertise across AML, conflicts and business acceptance in a collaborative and professional environment.