Contract Lawyer - Financial Crime (Initial 3-6 month contract)
A leading law firm is seeking a Contract Lawyer specialising in Financial Crime to join their highly regarded Risk and Compliance team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a qualified solicitor with significant experience in anti-money laundering (AML), financial crime (FC), and regulatory risk management within large legal environments.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide expert guidance on anti-money laundering and financial crime laws and regulations, ensuring that all internal policies and procedures remain fully compliant with current legal standards.
- Support the Head of AML and Financial Crime by advising on best practices, conducting risk assessments, and managing compliance matters related to financial crime across the firm.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders at all levels, offering practical advice on regulatory risks and helping to resolve complex compliance queries.
- Develop, implement, and maintain robust AML and FC policies, procedures, and controls that align with evolving legal requirements and industry best practice.
- Act as a subject matter expert in areas such as anti-bribery, counter-terrorist financing, suspicious activity reporting, sanctions, fraud prevention, and failure to prevent tax evasion.
- Assist in designing methodologies for Firm Wide Risk Assessments to proactively identify potential vulnerabilities across all aspects of AML and FC.
- Maintain comprehensive records of all financial crime-related activities, ensuring accurate documentation for audit purposes and regulatory review.
- Contribute to the delivery of training programmes on AML and FC risks, laws, and regulations to enhance awareness throughout the organisation.
- Participate in financial crime-related projects led by the Head of AML and FC, supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the compliance function.
Experience required:
- Demonstrated background in providing comprehensive AML and financial crime advice within regulated entities, including hands-on experience with compliance monitoring, sanctions management, and broader financial compliance responsibilities.
- Proven track record as a subject matter expert on issues such as suspicious activity reporting (SAR), proceeds of crime investigations, anti-bribery measures, fraud detection, and addressing queries related to tax evasion prevention.
- Experience in drafting, reviewing, implementing, and updating AML/FC policies, procedures, and controls tailored for large law firms or similar organisations.
- Strong communication skills enabling you to deliver clear advice across all levels of seniority within an organisation as well as create engaging training materials for staff development.
- Ability to design and facilitate training sessions focused on AML/FC risks while promoting awareness of relevant laws among colleagues.
- Excellent organisational skills with a proven ability to manage competing demands within tight deadlines without compromising attention to detail or quality of output.
- A collaborative approach that values teamwork; you thrive when working alongside others towards shared goals within a supportive environment.
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning coupled with a desire to expand your knowledge across all facets of financial crime regulation.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Risk & Compliance
Focus: Financial Crime
Industry: Legal
Salary: £300 - £430 per day
Workplace Type: Remote
Experience Level: Mid Management
Location: England
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: UONLX4-120942CB
Date posted: 4 July 2025
Consultant: Will Conlon
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