MAP Legal Recruitment
White Collar Crime Lawyer
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White Collar Crime & Investigations | 3-6 PQE | London
An outstanding International firm is looking to strengthen its top-tier white collar defence and investigations practice with the addition of a mid-level associate.
This team handles some of the most interesting work in the market: high-value, often cross-border matters for corporates, financial institutions, and high-profile individuals navigating criminal, regulatory, and reputational risk. It's a practice that combines contentious investigations work with strategic financial crime advisory, giving associates genuine breadth early in their careers.
Day to day, you can expect to be involved in:
- Representing individuals under scrutiny for fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions breaches, or insider dealing;
- Advising corporate and institutional clients on sanctions, AML, and ABC risk;
- Conducting financial crime due diligence on transactions, investments, and joint ventures;
- Running internal investigations;
- Advising on the design and enhancement of compliance frameworks and controls.
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There is also significant exposure to UK and international sanctions and export control issues, and to regulator-facing work where matters escalate.
Much of this work is multi-jurisdictional, so you'll regularly be coordinating with colleagues and advisers across other offices and time zones.
They're keen to speak with lawyers who have:
- Trained and qualified at a Magic Circle, leading City, or comparable international firm, with 3-6 years' PQE in white collar crime, financial crime, regulatory, or investigations work.
- Candidates should have real experience in at least one of sanctions, AML, ABC, due diligence, or compliance, ideally gained acting for sophisticated corporate or institutional clients.
- Prior experience advising individuals in criminal, regulatory, or internal investigations is a strong advantage, as is exposure to regulatory enforcement or M&A-related compliance due diligence.
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Beyond the technical background, the firm is looking for someone confident engaging directly with senior stakeholders, able to give commercially grounded advice under pressure, and comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions with competing legal and reputational considerations in play.
This is a well-regarded platform for building a long-term specialism in financial crime and investigations, with strong partner exposure and international scope from day one.
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