Paralegal Team Lead - Business Acceptance

Carousel Consultancy Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in London seeks a Senior Paralegal Team Leader for a contract role focused on Client Due Diligence and Business Acceptance activities. This position, which may convert to a permanent one, offers a hybrid working environment with competitive pay and the opportunity to lead a dedicated team in ensuring compliance and managing client interactions effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in Client Due Diligence or Risk & Compliance is essential.
• Ability to manage large quantities of documentation effectively.
• Exceptional language skills and confident communication are required.

Responsibilities

• Performing due diligence on new clients and conducting background checks.
• Mentoring and leading a team of paralegals.
• Ensuring timely file management and assisting with compliance projects.

Skills

Research skills

Administration skills

Stakeholder management

IT skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Executive Recruitment Partner supporting clients in London, across the UK and internationally.

Senior Paralegal - Client Due Diligence / Business Acceptance -

Law Firm - Immediate Start - City of London / Hybrid - c£60k-£75k (negotiable) + benefits

We’re on the hunt for a Paralegal Team Leader / Senior Paralegal, with experience as a Paralegal within Business Acceptance / Client Due Diligence / Conflicts, to join a fantastic City based law firm on a 3 month FTC (could be extended/convert to permanent).

Joining the Business Acceptance team, the Paralegal Team Leader will lead a team of Paralegals in supporting the client due diligence / business acceptance activity. This will be a hands-on role where you will undertake the work as well as overseeing the team and being a point of escalation.

The opportunity:

This is a 3 month FTC that may be extended or convert to a permanent role. Hybrid working is offered (3 days in the office) and standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm.

Key responsibilities as the Client Due Diligence Paralegal Team Leader will include:

• Performing due diligence on new clients
• Undertaking all background checks on all new clients
• Extensive liaison with fee earners including communications regarding high risk clients/matters, sanctions and conflicts checks
• Assisting with maintenance and creation of information barriers
• Supporting, mentoring and leading the team of paralegals and acting as a point of escalation when required
• Taking responsibility for complex background checks
• Ensuring files are open within certain timeframes
• Assisting with compliance projects

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience working as a Senior Paralegal / Paralegal Team Leader within Business Acceptance / Risk & Compliance / Client Due Diligence is essential
• Excellent research and administration skills and experience of dealing with and managing large quantities of documentation
• Experience with file opening, conflicts or anti-money laundering
• Ability to ensure information is clear, logical and structured
• Exceptional language skills, both written and spoken including spelling and grammar and confident communication skills
• Stakeholder management experience and ability to liaise at all levels
• Highly organised and meticulous, with the ability to multi-task
• Strong IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
• Professional, diplomatic, confident and hardworking
• Available imminently and able to commit to a 3+ month FTC

Interested in this contract role?

If you have the necessary experience and skills required for this Business Acceptance Senior Paralegal /Team Leader contract role, we’d love to hear from you!

Please submit your CV ASAP, quoting ‘LO - Senior Paralegal Team Leader - Business Acceptance Team - London’

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice and Legal Services

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