Compliance Officer - London

A Major Law firm is looking for an experienced Compliance officer to join their Risk and Compliance team here in London. This will be a broad role covering topics such as AML, Sanctions, Conflicts, ABC etc.

The role will involve but is not limited to:

• Maintaining knowledge of the firm's relevant processes, policies and procedures and industry standards.
• Advising secretaries, fee earners and partners on best practice in relation to client matter opening procedures.
• Providing training on firm's relevant policies and procedures.
• Carrying out ad-hoc tasks and projects which may arise within the team to implement and develop risk led initiatives.
• Supporting junior members of the team.
• Maintaining and updating the firm's conflict database
• Responsibility for maintaining the firm's sensitive data Watch List
• Providing advice around conflicts to the business
• Implementing and maintaining information barriers where necessary
• Performing conflict research, searches and managing conflict resolution processes
• Undertaking ongoing AML/Sanctions and monitoring of high risk clients
• Escalating High risk issues to the MLRO
• Performing due diligence checks of new and existing clients

Required experience and knowledge:

• Knowledge of SRA rules including conflicts of interest.
• Experience of identifying and dealing with issues relating to AML, sanctions, high risk matters and complex ownership structures.
• Ability to explain Compliance procedures and systems
• Experience of conflicts
• Experience of working within a Risk and Compliance function within a law firm

For a confidential chat about this or other roles he is handling, please contact Matt Pollard in the Jameson Legal London office / matt.pollard@jamesonlegal.com

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