Supervisor - Risk Assessment & Conflicts

Ashurst Perkins Coie; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie in Glasgow is seeking a Supervisor for our Risk & Compliance team. You will lead Analysts, perform detailed risk assessments, and navigate complex client structures to protect the firm from reputational and regulatory risk.

Based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working, you will train staff, drive quality standards, and collaborate with Partners and Senior Management on challenging, global matters.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Law, Risk Management, Business, Politics, Economics, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of four years' experience in a Risk and Compliance function within professional services, ideally within a law firm or large corporate environment.
• Strong working knowledge of AML/CTF obligations and/or legal conflicts of interest.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels of the firm, including Partners and Senior Management.
• Strong organisational skills with close attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Sound judgement and broad commercial awareness, with the discretion required to handle confidential and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Analyse all new clients and matters to identify and resolve conflicts of interest.
• Ensure compliance with AML/CTF obligations.
• Meet international regulatory requirements for sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEPs).
• Prepare detailed risk assessments and navigate complex client structures.
• Lead training and development and drive continuous improvement across the function.
• Engage confidently with Partners and Senior Management and collaborate with colleagues across the firm.

Skills

AML/CTF obligations

Conflicts of interest

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Law

Risk Management

Business

Politics

Economics

Job description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market‑leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world.For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part‑time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award‑winning Learning & Development programs

The Opportunity:

Working as part of our global Risk & Compliance function, the Business Acceptance team is responsible for ensuring the firm is protected from reputational, legal, and commercial risks. This includes analysing all new clients and matters to identify and resolve legal and commercial conflicts of interest, ensuring compliance with anti‑money laundering and counter‑terrorist financing (AML/CTF) obligations, meeting international regulatory requirements for sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEPs), and client‑related adverse media.

This is a Supervisor position within the team, combining hands‑on risk and compliance delivery with day‑to‑day leadership of Analysts and Senior Analysts. The role involves preparing detailed risk assessments, navigating complex client structures, and engaging confidently with Partners and Senior Management. Alongside this technical work, the Supervisor will drive quality standards, lead training and development, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement across the function.

The position sits within a global team with colleagues across Glasgow, London, Dubai, Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand, working together to provide risk and conflicts clearance that supports partners and clients alike in their pursuit of exciting deals across the globe.

The role is ideally suited to an individual with a clear and confident communication style, strong research and analytical skills, and a desire to work collaboratively with a dynamic and motivated team. The successful candidate will have the ability to work well under pressure and the professionalism to represent the function at all levels of the firm. A legal qualification is not essential, but problem solving, leadership, and sound judgement are key.

This is a full‑time, permanent role based in our Glasgow office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site.

About you

Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in Law, Risk Management, Business, Politics, Economics, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of four years' experience in a Risk and Compliance function within professional services, ideally within a law firm or large corporate environment.
• Strong working knowledge of AML/ CTF obligations and/or legal conflicts of interest.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage at all levels of the firm, including Partners and Senior Management.
• Strong organisational skills with close attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Sound judgement and broad commercial awareness, with the discretion required to handle confidential and sensitive information.