Senior Financial Crime Lawyer

A top international law firm in London is hiring for a 6+ PQE Senior Financial Crime Lawyer for their London office.

The successful candidate will have experience advising on anti-money laundering, sanctions and other financial crime risks, gained in a law firm. You will have a high level of knowledge and experience of U. Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017 and UK Sanctions regime.

The role will advise internationally and work closely with the COLP and Head of Financial Crime on a variety of interesting projects.

Key responsibilities:

· Serve as a critical escalation point for complex queries.
· Advising the Firm on compliance relating to AML, ABC, illegal tax benefits, financial sanctions, fraud prevention and other relevant requirements.
· Supporting the Firm's financial crime audit programme and preparing for regulatory inspections.
· Preparing financial crime reports and analysing and advising on suspicious activity reports
· Drafting, developing, maintaining, and communicating policies and templates that set firm standards for complying with AML, ABC, and other financial crime related regulatory requirements imposed internationally
· Line management of other lawyers, provide mentoring and training and ensuring efficiency in the team

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