Job Description
AML Lawyer\n
\n📍 London\n
\n💼 Hybrid working\n
\n⚖️ International law firm\n
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\nWe’re working with a leading international law firm looking to hire an experienced AML Lawyer into a newly created position within their growing Risk & Compliance function.\n
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\nThis is a genuinely high-impact role, sitting at the centre of complex financial crime, AML and sanctions work across the firm.\n
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\nYou’ll be advising Partners and senior stakeholders on high-risk and complex AML matters, supporting internal investigations, helping shape firm-wide policy, and acting as a key escalation point for financial crime issues.\n
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The Role?\n
\n• Advising on complex AML and financial crime risks\n
\n• Supporting on sanctions and internal investigations\n
\n• Working closely with senior leadership including the MLRO / MLCO\n
\n• Delivering training across the business\n
\n• Supporting audits, reporting and regulatory requests\n
\n• Mentoring Analysts, Advisors and Managers within the team\n
\n• Helping drive the continued growth and development of the wider Risk & Compliance function\n
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About you?\n
\n• Qualified Lawyer with strong AML / financial crime experience\n
\n• Experience handling complex AML and sanctions matters\n
\n• Confident advising senior stakeholders in a commercial environment\n
\n• Strong understanding of AML policies, controls and regulatory obligations\n
\n• Law firm experience preferred, but broader in-house legal sector backgrounds will also be considered\n
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What's in it for you?\n
\n⭐ Working in a true international law firm\n
\n⭐ Opportunity for internal progression \n
\n⭐ Competitive company benefits \n
\n⭐ Hybrid working (3 days in office)\n
\n
\nInteresting?\n
\n
\nKnow someone who could be great?\n
\n
\nReach out, let's have a confidential conversation
\n📍 London\n
\n💼 Hybrid working\n
\n⚖️ International law firm\n
\n
\nWe’re working with a leading international law firm looking to hire an experienced AML Lawyer into a newly created position within their growing Risk & Compliance function.\n
\n
\nThis is a genuinely high-impact role, sitting at the centre of complex financial crime, AML and sanctions work across the firm.\n
\n
\nYou’ll be advising Partners and senior stakeholders on high-risk and complex AML matters, supporting internal investigations, helping shape firm-wide policy, and acting as a key escalation point for financial crime issues.\n
\n
The Role?\n
\n• Advising on complex AML and financial crime risks\n
\n• Supporting on sanctions and internal investigations\n
\n• Working closely with senior leadership including the MLRO / MLCO\n
\n• Delivering training across the business\n
\n• Supporting audits, reporting and regulatory requests\n
\n• Mentoring Analysts, Advisors and Managers within the team\n
\n• Helping drive the continued growth and development of the wider Risk & Compliance function\n
\n
About you?\n
\n• Qualified Lawyer with strong AML / financial crime experience\n
\n• Experience handling complex AML and sanctions matters\n
\n• Confident advising senior stakeholders in a commercial environment\n
\n• Strong understanding of AML policies, controls and regulatory obligations\n
\n• Law firm experience preferred, but broader in-house legal sector backgrounds will also be considered\n
\n
What's in it for you?\n
\n⭐ Working in a true international law firm\n
\n⭐ Opportunity for internal progression \n
\n⭐ Competitive company benefits \n
\n⭐ Hybrid working (3 days in office)\n
\n
\nInteresting?\n
\n
\nKnow someone who could be great?\n
\n
\nReach out, let's have a confidential conversation
AML Lawyer - International firm London employer: QED Legal
Join an esteemed international law firm in Leeds, where you will thrive in a dynamic work culture that values collaboration and professional growth. With a robust client base and a steady flow of high-profile M&A deals, you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills while mentoring junior lawyers and expanding your practice. The firm offers unique benefits such as genuine international exposure through secondments, making it an exceptional place for ambitious corporate lawyers seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
