Compliance Analyst

We are seeking a Compliance Analyst to join our General Counsel’s Office (GCO). The role will be based in our Luxembourg office and will support our European offices.

The GCO, led by the firm’s General Counsel, is based in multiple locations across our offices, including London, Geneva, Zurich, Dubai, New Haven, and Hong Kong. The team advises the firm on all aspects of its legal and regulatory duties, including financial crime compliance, SRA STaRS, risk management, client engagement terms, complaints and claims, internal investigations, insurance, governance, external vendor contracts, and data privacy.

Within the GCO, the New Business Intake (NBI) function operates under the Director of Financial Crime Compliance and is led by the Head of NBI. The team consists of 4 NBI Managers, 22 Analysts, and 3 Assistants based in London. Additionally, there are 3 AML Managers and 4 Analysts distributed across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

The NBI team handles all aspects of on-boarding new clients and ongoing client monitoring, including client due diligence (CDD), sanctions checks, and conflict checking for the entire firm. The team's objective is to onboard new clients and matters as efficiently as possible while ensuring all regulatory requirements are met.

The Compliance Analyst role will be part of our NBI function and report to the AML Senior Manager for Europe.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Carrying out client due diligence (CDD) on a full range of clients including individuals, companies and trusts analysing CDD material provided by clients and advising whether further information is needed to complete the CDD process;

• Advising on CDD requirements for our European offices which may differ from the UK approach;

• Carrying out the risk assessments at client inception and also when CDD records are updated to see whether the client presents a higher than usual risk of money laundering;

• Carrying out research to establish whether there is any adverse press about a prospective client and assessing its relevance;

• Carrying out research on the source of wealth and funds and assisting with advice on this to the partners and fee earners;

• Carrying out searches to identify whether a client is a politically exposed person (PEP) and preparing emails for Senior Management’s approval;

• Conducting EDD for High Risk clients and preparing emails for Senior Management approval;

• Assisting with the CDD inbox and general compliance queries;

• Assisting more senior colleagues in advising finance, partners, and fee earners on third party payments and additional due diligence requirements;

• Management of specific compliance projects;

• Assisting the Head of NBI, NBI Managers, AML Managers, Compliance Counsels, MLRO, MLCO and GC with ad-hoc research tasks;

• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Previous compliance experience

• Experience with European regulations

• Fluent in English is essential, fluency in French and/or Italian (written and spoken) very advantageous

• Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, and Outlook

• In depth knowledge of CDD requirements gained as a result of previous experience within a law firm Compliance Team

Desirable

• Fluency in French and/or Italian (written and spoken)

Person Specification

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deal with clients, partners, fee earners and support staff

• Conscientious and methodical with excellent attention to detail

• Highly organised for self and others

• Flexible and capable of managing conflicting priorities and deadlines

• Pro-active and demonstratable experience of using initiative

Hybrid working

• We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, dependent on the requirements of the role and subject to manager approval.

For a detailed specification please download the job description in the documents section of this page.

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