Financial Crime Lawyer

This is a unique opportunity to join a leading law firm's Compliance team, playing a key role in shaping and guiding its financial crime compliance framework. The firm is seeking an experienced Financial Crime Lawyer with strong technical expertise to advise on complex regulatory matters, as well as contribute to the development of robust policies and procedures. While the role is ideally based in Manchester, the firm offers flexibility for the right candidate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with AML and financial crime laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Supporting the MLCO and MLRO in aligning firm practices with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Advising stakeholders, assess risks, and managing AML and financial crime compliance matters.
• Developing, implementing, and maintaining AML financial crime policies, procedures, and controls.
• Acting as subject matter expert on AML, CTF, ABC, SARs, sanctions, and fraud.
• Investigating and reporting suspicious activities.
• Conducting Firm-Wide Risk Assessments and horizon scanning for regulatory changes.
• Delivering AML and Financial Crime training and support audits, regulatory requests, and remediation efforts.
• Maintaining accurate records and assisting in financial crime-related projects.

Skills & Experience required:

• This role requires an England and Wales qualified Lawyer, or someone authorised to practice in the jurisdiction.
• Proven AML and financial crime advisory experience in a regulated environment.
• Expertise in SARs, anti-bribery, fraud, and related financial crime areas.
• Strong skills in drafting policies, conducting training, and managing escalations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational abilities.
• Commercial awareness and sound judgment, balancing business and compliance needs.

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Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

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