Legal Compliance Officer (MB 827)

Overview

Reference
MB 827

Salary
£48,000 - £48,000/annum + Benefits

Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- Greater London -- Holborn

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
18 December 2025


A leading international law firm, based in Holborn, central London, is seeking an experienced Compliance Officer to join its Risk & Compliance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional with strong Anti-Money Laundering and client onboarding experience to work in a high-quality, fast-paced legal environment, supporting fee earners across a broad range of matters.

The role
Reporting to the Head of Risk & Compliance, you will play a key role in the firm’s client onboarding and ongoing monitoring processes. Your responsibilities will include conducting AML and sanctions checks, managing conflicts of interest, assessing client risk profiles, and maintaining accurate client data across internal systems. You will liaise closely with internal stakeholders and external clients, provide clear compliance guidance to fee earners, and escalate issues where appropriate.

Key responsibilities

  • Undertake conflict checks with a high degree of accuracy
  • Assess risk profiles for new and existing clients
  • Manage end-to-end client due diligence and onboarding
  • Run company searches, sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening
  • Review and clear ongoing monitoring alerts and false positives
  • Prepare and quality-check compliance reports for fee earners
  • Support the wider Risk & Compliance team on AML and regulatory matters

About you
You will have experience working in a professional services or financial services environment, with a solid understanding of the UK Money Laundering Regulations and conflicts of interest. You will be detail-driven, highly organised, and confident managing multiple priorities while communicating clearly with stakeholders at all levels. Experience with AML systems and complex corporate structures is highly desirable

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What’s on offer

  • Competitive salary of £48,000
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Central London location with excellent transport links
  • Supportive, collaborative team environment within a respected international firm

If you are a proactive compliance professional looking to take the next step in your career within a leading law firm, this role offers both challenge and opportunity.

Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t heard back from the team on this role, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. If your profile matches any of our other opportunities, one of our consultants will be in touch.


Contact information

Mark Bryden