Risk and Compliance Analyst

McKinlay Law; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tier 1 law firm is seeking a risk and compliance analyst to assist with AML checks and compliance tasks. This hybrid role (3 days in office, 2 at home) offers a salary up to £43,000 plus benefits. Candidates should have some exposure to risk and compliance work and excellent attention to detail. This is a great opportunity to advance a career in legal risk and compliance within a top firm.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Exposure to risk and compliance work necessary, ideal background in law or professional services.
• Confident communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing monitoring of clients and enhanced due diligence checks.
• Advise staff on compliance policies and best practices.
• Run sanctions and conflict checks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Risk and compliance exposure

Quick learner

Job description

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Salary: to £43,000 depending on experience + excellent benefits

Hybrid: 3 office / 2 home

Leading, tier 1 law firm are looking for a risk and compliance analyst to join their small team and assist with AML checks, risk and compliance, and conflict checks.

This is a varied and generalist role across all areas of risk and compliance including AML checks, and client and matter management.

A selection of duties will include:

• Conducting ongoing monitoring of clients and enhanced client due diligence checks for higher-risk clients
• Conducting research in relation to AML checks and use online systems to verify clients' identities and run background checks
• Monitoring the Compliance team inbox and respond to queries
• Monitoring engagement letter compliance and respond to daily reports
• Advising fee earners on the firm’s AML requirements
• Running and reviewing conflict checks
• Running sanctions checks and responding to sanction list alerts
• Completing client and matter records maintenance e.g. updating outdated records and advising on firm policy in relation to this
• Advising staff on the firm’s compliance policies and best practice
• Regularly review and update internal policies and procedures
• Maintaining compliance registers
• Conducting new joiner and other ad hoc training for staff on the firm's compliance policies and procedures

Our client does not necessarily need a legal risk and compliance background but you must have had some exposure to risk and compliance work (this can be from another law firm, or corporate/professional services environment) and a genuine interest in progressing your career within legal risk and compliance.

You must be quick learner with excellent attention to detail and confident communication skills. Fantastic opportunity for someone with some exposure to risk and compliance work who is looking to progress in a top law firm.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.