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Overview
Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do.
We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential—all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.
If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Legal Risk Management team as a Financial Crime Compliance Lawyer in our London office.
Hours
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with flexibility in accordance with the needs of the business. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
The Department
Legal Risk Management
Responsible To
Head of Financial Crime Compliance (Head of FCC)
The Role
Financial Crime Compliance Lawyer (FCC Lawyer)
The Firm has established a Financial Crime Compliance team within its Legal Risk Management and Risk Management Services functions to oversee the Firm's compliance with AML/CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery (ABC), and other financial crime laws. The Head of FCC is responsible for harmonising the Firm's cross-border approach to financial crime compliance, developing policies and procedures, and training and mentoring compliance staff.
The FCC Lawyer will report to the Head of Financial Crime Compliance and will provide day-to-day legal assistance to the financial crime compliance team. The FCC lawyer will work closely with partners and counsel in charge of regional compliance and with local money laundering reporting officers.
The FCC Lawyer will also act as the local Anti-bribery & corruption officer for Mayer Brown International LLP.
Responsibilities
* Provide day-to-day assistance to the financial crime compliance team, including conducting risk assessments, reviewing risk ratings and requests for CDD exemptions, and responding to queries from clients, lawyers, support staff, and compliance staff. Assist with responses to regulatory audits and advise on sanctions-related matters.
* Support the Firm's reporting procedures for suspicious transactions/activity and sanctions, liaising with local MLROs, sanctions lawyers, and regulatory authorities as necessary.
* Handle queries from the Firm's Accounts staff relating to client monies.
* Stay informed about key legal and regulatory developments in financial crime compliance. Support the Head of FCC in overseeing compliance with other financial crimes such as anti-bribery, tax disclosure regimes, and Accounts and Escrow Rules applicable to lawyers globally.
* Assist in developing and delivering training programs for lawyers, support staff, and compliance team members.
Qualifications
* Strong academic background.
* Qualified lawyer, admitted in England & Wales or another relevant overseas jurisdiction.
Experience, Skills, and Personal Attributes
* Knowledge of AML/CTF laws and other financial crime laws such as sanctions, anti-bribery, tax disclosure regimes, and Accounts Rules applicable to lawyers in the region.
* Strong analytical skills; ability to analyse facts and scenarios quickly and thoroughly.
* Proactive problem-solving skills in a methodical and practical manner.
* Effective communicator with the ability to clearly disseminate complex topics with credibility and confidence.
* Excellent writing skills.
* Ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
* Practical, pragmatic approach.
* Enthusiastic and proactive attitude.
* Good team player, willing to assist others.
* Responsive and able to work under pressure.
* Discretion in handling sensitive matters confidentially.
* Commitment to a career in risk and compliance.
* Good IT skills/tech-savvy.
At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. We promote mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation, and productivity among people from varying backgrounds, valuing different perspectives and ideas.
Our core values include promoting diversity and inclusion at all levels, actively supported by our diversity networks — LGBT+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability), and Work and Me (Family).
We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require throughout the recruitment process and once they join the Firm.
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