Senior Compliance analyst (Conflicts focus)

A leading global law firm is seeking a Senior Compliance Analyst with a focus on conflicts to join their business acceptance team in London. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive, inclusive environment where collaboration and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do.

Role responsibilities:

• Initiate and analyse conflict checks for new business using industry-leading tools while collaborating closely with Conflicts lawyers to resolve complex legal and commercial issues.
• Conduct comprehensive client due diligence as well as anti-money laundering checks, ensuring proportionate scrutiny of counterparties when required.
• Advise lawyers on new client acceptance procedures, client identification protocols, AML queries, sanctions considerations, and reputational risk assessments with support from Financial Crime specialists.
• Review submitted matter forms thoroughly and establish appropriate information barriers to protect sensitive data across the firm.
• Support the supervision and development of Analysts by providing timely constructive feedback and day-to-day guidance to foster their growth within the team.
• Assist with onboarding and training new joiners to the Business Acceptance team, ensuring they are equipped with best practices and firm policies.
• Provide expert guidance on client engagement terms as well as internal policies, procedures, and best practice recommendations to ensure compliance across all functions.

Person requirements:

• Proven experience conducting conflict checks within a legal or professional services environment using industry-standard tools such as Intapp Conflicts.
• Strong analytical capability demonstrated by assessing complex legal issues while balancing regulatory requirements with commercial considerations.
• A solutions-focused approach that enables you to provide practical advice tailored to real-world scenarios encountered by lawyers during business acceptance processes.
• Exceptional organisational skills allowing you to manage competing priorities efficiently under tight deadlines without compromising attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills enabling you to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels across multiple offices.

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