Compliance Lawyer - US law Firm - Excellent comp

Leading US law firm is looking to hire a new Compliance Lawyer to work with the Senior Compliance Counsel and their wider Compliance team. They can offer a generous package and fantastic working culture for the right person. The successful candidate with be either a qualified lawyer with regulatory experience seeking a move to Risk & Compliance or an experienced Compliance Lawyer wanting to move to a small but impactful team.

Hybrid pattern 3 days in the office / 2 days working remotely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise the London partners and attorneys on conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues
• Draft, update and review risk and compliance policies and procedures
• Review and negotiate client and third party terms, respond to information requests, questionnaires and engagement letter queries, working closely with teams in the US and other offices as appropriate
• Clear conflicts for lateral hires and working with the US Conflicts Team where appropriate
• Work in conjunction with HR regarding secondments
• Advise the London partners and attorneys regarding client on-boarding and related firm policies
• Respond to a variety of compliance related queries
• Assist with developing and delivering risk and compliance training to new joiners and general awareness raising amongst partners and employees
• Involvement in and management of other ad hoc risk and compliance projects

Required Skills:

• Qualified lawyer
• Experience of working at an International law firm either within an in-house compliance team or as a fee earner with regulatory experience and looking to move in-house
• Comfortable advising on a wide range of conflict issues under SRA and US rules
• Experience negotiating client and third party terms and liaising with relevant stakeholders
• Knowledge of the SRA Standards and Regulations
• Experience advising on data protection issues as they impact law firms
• Experience advising partners on POCA, the Money Laundering Regulations and sanctions issues
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work as a team and contribute to its success
• Experience managing projects and implementing changes to processes and procedures
• Solutions orientated with a commercial and pragmatic approach
• Client service focussed and ability to take initiative
• Attention to detail, ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

For further information and a confidential discussion contact Nikki Bjurenvall ASAP