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Risk & Compliance Assistant – UK Law Firm – Great Salary- Hybrid Working

  • Job Type :

    Full-Time

  • Salary : £45 000

Risk & Compliance Assistant

 

We have a wonderful opportunity at one of our UK law firm clients for a Risk & Compliance Assistant to join their growing team.  This is the second newly created role in the department and will be a generalist role supporting the firm on all aspects of risk, conflicts & regulatory compliance, and will offer a wonderful career opportunity for someone dedicated to working in an environment where quality output is paramount.

 

  • Salary to £45,000
  • 09:30-17:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)

 

Key Responsibilities of the Risk & Compliance Assistant:

 

  • Assisting the Risk & Compliance Officers in general daily tasks and assist the Risk Legal team with research and other ad hoc tasks.
  • Assisting with screening, company, PEPs and Sanctions database searches.
  • Assisting with organising and tracing sanctions updates and monitor the relevant internal mailbox.
  • Auditing files to check compliance with firm policy, legal and regulatory requirements as well as being aware of reputational and commercial implications, and providing practical, commercial advice where appropriate.
  • Compliance reporting, assisting in the production of spreadsheets to monitor client and matter inception process status.
  • Checking that fee estimates, costs benefit analyses and time limits have been updated along with ensuring matter closure procedures have been completed.

 

Skills & Requirements of the Risk & Compliance Assistant:

 

  • A minimum of 12 months’ experience within a law firm is essential for this role
  • Excellent academics with a Law Degree or equivalent

High level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word and Excel

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