Risk & Compliance Officer

Risk & Compliance Officer

Our international law firm client is seeking to hire a Risk & Compliance Officer on a permanent basis to provide support on all areas surrounding risk, regulatory compliance and conflict matters for their London office based in the beating heart of the city.

• Salary to £45,000
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office / 2 days remote
• Annual gym membership contribution
• Fantastic employee benefits
• Long service annual leave accrual + an additional moving day

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for someone with proven compliance experience gained from a leading law firm environment.

Key Responsibilities of the Risk & Compliance Officer:

• Assisting in on-boarding new clients and matters and ensuring that all details are correct.
• Conducting client due diligence, reviewing KYC documentation and undertaking AML and sanctions searches on clients.
• Reviewing any changes to the client which may have an impact on client or matter risk.
• Ensuring that matter information is kept accurate and up to date.
• Assisting in the production of spreadsheets to monitor client and matter inception process status.
• Assisting Risk Lawyers in preparation of annual internal file audits.

Skills & Requirements of the Risk & Compliance Officer:

• Excellent academics with a Law Degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of 2 years’ compliance experience within a law firm is essential for this role.
• Previous AML experience.
• A high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel.