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We are working with a highly regarded independent City law firm to recruit a Business Acceptance Analyst into its established Risk Management team.

The firm advises a global client base across areas including private capital, private wealth, corporate transactions and disputes. It combines high-quality, complex work with a collegiate and supportive culture, and is known for investing significantly in the development of its people.

This is an excellent opportunity for an AML and conflicts professional with at least one year of experience gained within a law firm to join a friendly and collaborative Business Acceptance team.

The role will focus on managing the risks associated with new clients and matters, including conflicts, customer due diligence, sanctions, reputational risk and the use of client account. You will work closely with partners, fee-earners and colleagues across the firm, providing practical and commercially focused advice.

Responsibilities will include conducting and analysing conflict searches, identifying potential conflicts and confidentiality issues, and advising on the steps required to resolve or escalate them.

You will undertake customer due diligence on new and existing clients, reviewing complex ownership structures, trusts and special purpose vehicles, and assessing source of wealth and source of funds. You will determine whether standard or enhanced due diligence is required, review supporting documentation and approve or escalate new matters as appropriate.

The role will also involve conducting PEP, sanctions and adverse-risk screening; completing and reviewing client and matter risk assessments; supporting information barrier arrangements; and advising fee-earners on AML, conflicts, sanctions and reputational risk considerations.

You will assist with client account queries and compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules, undertake file audits, maintain accurate client and matter information and support the wider team with compliance training, induction sessions and ad hoc projects.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• A minimum of one year's experience working in AML, conflicts or business acceptance within a law firm
• Experience analysing and resolving conflicts and confidentiality issues
• Working knowledge of UK AML legislation and relevant legal-sector guidance
• Experience conducting customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence
• An understanding of sanctions, PEPs and other high-risk categories
• The ability to analyse complex corporate structures, trusts and SPVs
• Strong written, analytical and communication skills
• Confidence communicating with partners and senior fee-earners
• A commercial, practical and solutions-focused approach
• Experience using Intapp Open would be advantageous

This is a varied and responsible role within a supportive team where you will be encouraged to contribute, develop your technical knowledge and build a long-term career in legal risk and compliance.

We are working with a major international law firm that is looking to appoint a Partner Resourcing Coordinator to join its growing lateral recruitment team in London.

This is an excellent opportunity to become closely involved in senior-level legal recruitment within a firm undergoing significant growth and international expansion.

The Partner Resourcing team manages a substantial volume of lateral partner hiring each year and plays an important role in supporting the firm's wider growth strategy. The team works closely with practice leaders to identify opportunities, understand target markets and recruit partners capable of strengthening and expanding the firm's offering.

Although the title includes Coordinator, this is not a diary-management or interview-scheduling position. The team has dedicated scheduling support, allowing the successful person to focus more fully on market intelligence, candidate research, search delivery and the wider partner recruitment process.

You will work alongside experienced Partner Resourcing professionals covering a broad range of practice areas, including finance, litigation, corporate, commercial and real estate.

The role will involve working with external search firms and recruitment agencies, ensuring that they are properly briefed and have the market information required to identify relevant partner talent. You will help manage agency relationships, maintain appropriate records and support the review and negotiation of terms.

You will also contribute to business cases for proposed lateral hires, working with internal stakeholders to gather information on team structures, financial performance, strategic priorities, market opportunities and potential revenue generation.

A significant part of the role will involve supporting partner candidates through a detailed and highly confidential recruitment process. This will include helping candidates complete relevant questionnaires and business plans, coordinating information relating to clients, conflicts and compliance, and ensuring that the process is managed professionally from initial approach through to conclusion.

The successful person will also support direct sourcing and market-mapping activity, researching firms, practice groups and individual partners to help identify relevant talent and provide the wider business with meaningful market intelligence.

This is a broad and commercially focused role that combines research, relationship management, recruitment process ownership and exposure to senior law firm strategy.

The firm is open-minded regarding background. Previous experience within legal recruitment, executive search, professional services recruitment or an in-house resourcing team would be beneficial. This could also suit an agency recruiter who has gained strong legal-market knowledge and is now looking to move into an in-house environment.

You should be commercially curious, highly organised and confident handling sensitive information. Strong written communication, research and stakeholder-management skills will be essential, together with a genuine interest in the legal market and how law firms grow.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing team at an important stage in the firm's growth and gain valuable exposure to senior lateral recruitment within a major international practice.

We are working on an exciting legal technology project and are looking for a small number of junior analysts to join the team.

This would be an excellent opportunity for law graduates, future trainees, or junior candidates with a strong interest in legal technology, financial services, contracts and data.

The project will focus on the digitisation of derivatives and syndicated loans portfolios for some of the world's largest financial institutions. You will be reviewing financial services legal agreements, working with a specialist technology platform, and helping to extract, analyse and reconcile key contractual data.

Full training will be provided on the technology and, where needed, on the relevant agreement types, so previous experience in derivatives or syndicated loans is not essential. What matters most is strong attention to detail, a genuine interest in contracts and legal tech, and the ability to work carefully and methodically.

The initial contract will be for three months, but there is a strong possibility that the project will extend much further into 2026.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to build practical experience at the intersection of law, technology and financial services.

Please get in touch as soon as possible if you would like to be considered.