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Financial Crime And Sanctions In House Lawyer
Company name : BCG Attorney Search
Experience : 2-8 yrs required
Posted on : Oct 28, 2024
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Job Title : Financial Crime And Sanctions In-House Lawyer
Job Overview : A law firm in San Francisco, CA, is seeking an experienced Financial Crime And Sanctions In-House Lawyer to oversee and manage day-to-day operations related to anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong legal background, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders within the firm effectively.
Responsibilities :
- Liaise with existing BAU managers, senior analysts, and BAU team management to allocate resources efficiently for the smooth operation of BAU processes in areas of financial crime and sanctions.
- Assist in the day-to-day management of BAU team members focused on AML and sanctions compliance in collaboration with existing BAU Managers.
- Work closely with the Head of Financial Crime & Sanctions and UK MLCO / MLRO to implement enhancements and changes to BAU processes, ensuring global AML compliance objectives are met.
- Analyze and resolve professional, legal, regulatory, and commercial issues related to business acceptance and client engagement in financial crime and sanctions areas.
- Act as a senior contact point for local MLROs globally regarding BAU team processes and procedures.
- Monitor changes in practice, professional rules, regulations, and laws affecting financial crime and sanctions globally.
- Help develop and refine internal databases and evaluate external databases for the business acceptance process, particularly in AML compliance.
- Design and manage major financial crime and sanctions projects.
- Assist in designing, implementing, and delivering training for the BAU team and fee earners in financial crime and sanctions areas.
- Support Head of Financial Crime & Sanctions in managing recruitment processes for BAU team vacancies.
- Represent BAU in financial crime and sanctions areas at cross-departmental and external meetings when requested.
- Support AML Regulation Manager in responding to regulatory audit requests.
- Assist with anti-money laundering compliance audits commissioned by the firm.
- Assist with day-to-day aspects of ongoing client and counterparty screening using Accuity software.
- Provide regular reports and updates on the team workload to BAU team management.
- Be flexible in undertaking the above responsibilities and any others as required.
Requirements :
Company info : BCG Attorney Search
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