Financial Crime Advisor

Connect Legal Partners; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and wellbeing support

Pension and insurance benefits

Structured training and development

Pro bono and community work

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners is seeking a governance and compliance professional to support lawyers and clients across the firm in running the financial crime programme.

You will track regulatory changes, update policies, and provide practical guidance on sanctions, AML and anti-bribery rules. The role involves risk assessments, client engagements reviews, and training across the network.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, compliance or financial crime, ideally in a law firm, bank or professional services.
• Good knowledge of sanctions, AML and anti bribery rules.
• Strong research and writing skills.
• A law degree is useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Track regulatory change and help update policies.
• Give practical advice on sanctions, bribery, fraud, AML and tax evasion.
• Carry out risk assessments and review client engagements.
• Build training and support audits and investigations.

Skills

Research skills

Writing skills

Sanctions knowledge

AML knowledge

Education

Law degree (useful)

Job description

The firm

A leading international law firm with offices across the UK and overseas. This role sits in the business services side of the firm, supporting lawyers and clients across the whole network.

The role

You will join the governance and compliance team and help run the firm's financial crime programme.

• Track regulatory change and help update policies
• Give practical advice on sanctions, bribery, fraud, AML and tax evasion
• Carry out risk assessments and review client engagements
• Build training and support audits and investigations

What you will need

• Risk, compliance or financial crime experience, ideally in a law firm, bank or professional services
• Good knowledge of sanctions, AML and anti bribery rules
• Strong research and writing skills
• A law degree is useful but not essential

What is on offer

• Flexible and hybrid working, open to discussion at interview
• Healthcare, dental and wellbeing support
• Pension and insurance benefits
• Structured training, mentoring and development
• Pro bono and community work

Connect Legal Partners is handling this search. Apply below or get in touch for a confidential conversation.