Legal

Our client within Legal are seeking a Risk & Compliance Assistant to join their team. This role can be based within Cambridge or Ipswich.

 You will provide support to the Risk and Compliance Director to ensure that the firm's compliance and regulatory regime meets current requirements, conditions, and client expectations.

Provide support to fee earners and secretaries in relation to risk and quality queries/processes.

Accountabilities:

• Dealing with AML searches through an electronic provider
• Checking and logging of Money Laundering ID, referring to Risk & Compliance Officer where required
• Chasing non-receipt of ID where required
• Responding to general queries regarding the types of ID acceptable
• Dealing with file transfers
• Updating data on internal systems as required
• Issuing monthly print outs to fee earners
• Undertaking tasks identified from print out reviews
• Make suggestions for improvement of effectiveness and efficiency
• Generally support the department with ad hoc tasks
• Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and training is kept up to date and requesting training when necessary
• Basic risk queries

Qualifications/Experience:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
• Knowledge/experience of anti-money laundering desirable
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of software (including Outlook, Excel & Word)

Skills:

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Highly analytical
• Self-motivated, ability to use initiative and provide pro-active support to fee earners
• Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external contacts
• Team player
• Adaptable and flexible
• Good organisational abilities

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
• Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR Day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Subsidised gym membership
• Electric car scheme
• Agile/Hybrid Working Policy
• Dress for your Day Policy

Interested?

Please call Michelle Topley on or email your CV to . Alternatively apply online.