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Compliance Advisor (Legal)
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Compliance Advisor (Legal)
Compliance Advisor | Birmingham | up to £45,000 DOE
I'm working with a well-established, full-service law firm on an excellent new opportunity for a Compliance Advisor to join their growing team in Birmingham.
This firm has a long and respected history spanning over 150 years, with offices across England and a client base ranging from major multinational corporations to charities, housing associations and regulators. They've grown significantly in recent years and now employ around 400 people, with a growing international reach.
This is a newly created role reporting to the Head of Compliance, sitting within an established team that includes a Head of Risk, Senior Compliance Advisor, Data Information & Security Analyst and Compliance Coordinator.
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What you'll be doing:
- Advising on SRA standards and regulations
- Reviewing client AML due diligence and providing advice across varied client types
- Establishing corporate structures and tracing ultimate beneficial owners
- Advising on Source of Wealth and Source of Funds queries
- Reviewing and updating compliance policies, plans and procedures
- Supporting DPA and UK GDPR compliance
- Running conflict checks, PEP and sanctions screening
- Delivering compliance inductions and training
- Supporting Lexcel accreditation and annual AML audits
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What we're looking for:
- Over 3 years' experience within a compliance function in a law firm, at advisor or analyst level
- Strong working knowledge of the SRA Standards and Regulations and AML regulations
- Experience with conflicts, DPA and UK GDPR at an advisory level
- A track record of making decisions on compliance matters
- Excellent communication, research and organisational skills
Interview process is straightforward: first stage online, second stage in person.
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