In-House Lawyer - Financial Crime & Sanctions

A leading global law firm in London is looking for an In-house Financial Crime & Sanctions Lawyer. You should be 2-4 PQE with demonstrable experience in financial crime, sanctions and AML.

Responsibilities:

• Analysing and resolving professional, legal, regulatory and commercial issues relating to business acceptance and client engagement in the areas of financial crime and sanctions,
• Monitoring changes in practice, professional rules, regulations and the law as affects financial crime and sanctions globally and escalating any proposed adjustments
• Helping in the design of and taking day-to-day responsibility for the management of major financial crime and sanctions projects
• Making sure that policies and procedures meet applicable requirements and that the process is as efficient as possible.
• Being a senior contact point for MLROs globally in relation to the BAU team's processes and procedures

Skills:

• Strong legal knowledge and sound judgment on risk issues relating to economic crime.
• Must be a qualified solicitor
• Detailed knowledge and experience of systems and processes in the areas of AML and sanctions compliance

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