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AML Compliance Assistant

Employer
DLA Piper
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
12 Feb 2019

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Vacancy Type
Other specialist roles, Risk Management
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
0-2yrs PQE, 2-5yrs PQE
Role Classification
Other Professional

Job Details

THE ROLE

We are recruiting an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Assistant. You will execute client identification and sanctions screening requests on behalf of DLA Piper's international offices. You will conduct client focussed risk assessments with regard to International AML/Counter Terrorist Financing Legislation and categorising clients using a risk based assessment approach.

This role is a shift based role with various shift patterns; actual shift hours will be clarified upon application and will be dependent upon vacancies.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure that data held for existing clients is correct

  • Liaise with lawyers and secretaries throughout the International Firm in connection with queries arising from client identification and/or credit checking

  • Research information in relation to the identity of existing clients

  • Request company searches and credit checks from external agencies

  • Screen new and existing clients as well as any adverse/other parties against Sanctions lists and identifying links to Politically Exposed Persons

  • Analyse client identification information, identify the existence of any potential AML issues and escalate such issues to the relevant Officer

  • Maintain adequate records of the status of client identification throughout the identification process

  • Take ownership of building own technical competence to fulfil the role

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

  • Candidates should ideally be educated to degree level but non-graduates with previous compliance or conflicts search experience will also be considered

  • Previous experience working in a commercial/law environment would be beneficial but not mandatory

  • Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team

  • Ability to exercise initiative and work independently

  • Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

  • Ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way

  • Attention to detail

  • Ability to understand, anticipate and fulfil the needs and expectations of lawyers within the International Firm

  • Proficiency in use of internet (as a research tool) and internet based applications

THE FIRM 

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.  Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.   

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.    

At DLA Piper we are firmly committed to diversity and inclusion. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual and we know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued.

We offer exceptional career opportunities to our lawyers, aspiring graduates, and business services professionals in a truly challenging and rewarding environment. 

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING 

Please note that, in the event that we make an offer of employment to you and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-employment screening that can include checks  relating to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.

Company

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients, and we achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed.

We’re proud to serve an international client base that includes more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 companies. We help the world's top companies with their business-critical issues. Many of the deals we work on are complex and challenging – transcending not just practice areas, but borders, languages and legal systems. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our lawyers have wide experience in arbitration, banking, competition and trade, as well as corporate crime and corporate finance. We have strong practices in employment, energy, hospitality and leisure, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and have developed key teams in pensions, private equity, real estate, tax, and technology

As a firm we are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive culture for all of our people, where differences are genuinely valued. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual and we know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7349 0296
Location
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT
GB

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