The Department

The Risk and Compliance Team works in collaboration with the business managing all aspects of the regulation to ensure best practice across the Firm. We are looking for someone with high attention to detail who prides themselves on providing an excellent service.

The role involves working with key internal stakeholders in a fast-paced environment where managing your time and the expectations of others is paramount. You will join a hardworking and fun team who work together to provide a high level of service to the Firm and its clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of this position involve handling all aspects of Conflicts and AML matter opening from start to finish. This will require conducting research and analysis, resolving straightforward cases and escalating complex ones as necessary.

Conflicts

• Conduct thorough conflict checks for new and existing clients and matters, ensuring comprehensive research and analysis across the firm.
• Address and resolve conflicts, with a strong focus on those with complex results.
• Manage conflict resolutions promptly and efficiently.
• Escalate intricate conflict issues to the Risk and Compliance team for further resolution.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the SRA's Conflicts of Interest regulations, particularly rules 6.1 to 6.5.
• Adhere to and enforce the firm's policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the ongoing refinement of the firm's conflict management procedures.

AML

• Work with the wider team in ensuring that the Firm's AML policies and procedures are being appropriately implemented to a high standard.
• Work with colleagues, Financial Crime Risk Managers and the Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Director to ensure that the Firm's AML policies and AML regulations are being complied with.
• Conduct AML checks and investigations on new & existing clients and on new & existing matters, which includes carrying out sanctions, political exposure, reputational / ethical and other related checks on clients and other relevant persons.
• Conduct thorough research utilising a range of databases, company registries, risk screening software and public sources. Thoroughly document the research and analysis carried out in relation to clients and matters.
• Collect and evaluate due diligence information from both new and existing clients, in line with the Firm's AML policies, processes and relevant AML regulations and guidelines.
• Monitor transactions for suspicious and unusual activities and escalate potential AML risks to Senior Analysts, Financial Crime Risk Managers and the Financial Crime Risk and Compliance Director. Perform client and matter risk assessments with varying levels of complexity and conduct enhanced due diligence where necessary.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of AML regulations, best practices and guidance.

General Administration

• Ensure that all records, both paper and electronic, are filed and maintained to a high standard.
• Assisting in opening and maintaining client/matter files.
• Provide general administrative support to the team.
• Liaising with fee earners and staff in a timely, professional and courteous manner.
• Regularly, frequently and accurately maintaining and update correspondence and other filing.
• Maintaining confidentiality in respect of those matters which are commercially sensitive or secret and only share them with colleagues and others on a need to know basis who are themselves bound by an obligation of confidentiality.
• Liaising with other departments where required.

Skills/Experience

• Experience in conducting conflict searches and AML enquiries, preferably within a legal environment.
• Minimum six months experience working in a Risk & Compliance team essential, preferably in a Law firm.
• Experience using Intapp highly desirable.
• An understanding of both SRA and Money Laundering regulations, as well as familiarity with regulatory guidance is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to effectively manage own workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Personable and confident, able to build relationships with partners/ key stakeholders.
• Motivated to grow professionally in Risk and Compliance, with a readiness to broaden knowledge in the field.
• Resilient and calm under pressure.
• Adaptable and flexible approach.
• Pro-active and takes initiative.
• Proficiency in MS Packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer.
• Experience with Document Management Systems is an advantage.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent, international professional services business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with over 650 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services.

Mishcon de Reya LLP is based in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore and Hong Kong (through its association with Karas So LLP ). The firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. Its work is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning seven core practice areas: Corporate ; Dispute Resolution ; Employment ; Impact ; Innovation ; Private ; and Real Estate .

The Mishcon de Reya Group includes consultancy businesses MDR Discover , MDRi (in Hong Kong),MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai), MDR ONE and MDRx . The Group also includes MDR Lab , which invests in the most promising early stage legaltech companies as well as the Mishcon Academy, its in-house place of learning and platform for thought leadership.

Earlier this year, the Group announced its first strategic acquisition in the alternative legal services market, flexible legal resourcing business Flex Legal. It also acquired a majority stake in Somos, a global group actions management business.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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