Financial Crime Compliance Advice and Sanctions Associate in London

This leading specialist disputes practice is seeking an Associate to join its highly ranked Business Crime team in London. This is a standout opportunity to join a market-leading practice, where you will have exposure to headline matters, high-valued clients and a strong platform for long-term career development.

The Firm has a renowned international reputation of specialising in heavyweight disputes across commercial, fraud, business crime and investigations. Frequently acting in high-profile, complex matters for clients including multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments, and investors.

Recognised as a market leader, with lawyers specialising across:

• Anti-money laundering
• Bribery and corruption
• Commercial and trust litigation
• Corporate investigations
• Criminal antitrust (cartels)
• Cross-border issues (including extradition and mutual legal assistance)
• Economic sanctions
• Financial regulation
• Fraud (criminal and civil)
• Insider dealing
• International asset-tracing and tax investigations

With a strong commitment to justice, they believe in the work done for clients, as well as the way in which colleagues are supported. You will find a friendly, forward-thinking culture where the people are the beating heart of the firm. The culture is actively invested in from top to bottom, where everyone’s voice is heard and unique contribution is valued.

The Role offers a broad and high-quality pre-litigation workload; you will have significant exposure across headline matters such as:

• Multi-jurisdictional criminal and financial regulatory investigations
• Fraud
• Bribery and corruption
• Cartels and competition
• Tax
• Economic sanctions
• Private prosecutions and restraint and confiscation

You will be advising the team’s high-value clientele of corporations, organisations, financial instruments and banks, HNW and UHNW individuals, public authorities and many more. You will have the opportunity to take on real responsibility from the outset, with clear future scope to build your own client base while working on a diverse range of high-profile matters.

The department has experienced significant growth and under strong leadership, it is well positioned for further expansion. You will work closely within a team of highly experienced partners and senior lawyers, where reputation, livelihood and liberty are at stake.

With a true drive on progression, you will have the support of leading partners and senior lawyers who will greatly invest into your career, accelerating your development throughout the department. There are future aspects to establish your own practice within a stable and well-resourced practice.

The Ideal Candidate is an England & Wales qualified solicitor with 2 - 6 years PQE in Financial Crime, Regulatory, Compliance & Sanctions law. You should have experience of sanctions and export controls, ownership & control assessments, payment due diligence, licensing, reporting, enforcement and related litigation. An excellent communicator with strong client relationship-building abilities is essential, along with a proactive approach for future business development and a desire to contribute to the growth of the department. You should have the ability to manage a caseload with minimal supervision and take on a high degree of responsibility.

Benefits include a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, clear career progression within a top-tier department, flexible working arrangements, a highly supportive, inclusive and collaborative team culture, ongoing professional development with exposure to high-profile domestic and international clients, and a dynamic working environment offering opportunities to build relationships with key industry players.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Crime Compliance Advice and Sanctions Associate to join a leading law firm in London and further accelerate your career within a prestigious, internationally recognised practice.