Senior Associate - Banking - Antony James Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

My client, a highly respected bank with offices in London, is looking to recruit a Senior Associate to help support the team. The person will be based in the Legal & Compliance department and will be primarily responsible for supporting the Assistant Manager and Head of Legal and Compliance coordinating with external advisors regarding advice on legal, regulatory compliance, and related matters for the London branch.

If selected you will be :

• Liaising with external advisors regarding legal and regulatory compliance matters arising from the Bank's operations in the UK.
• Advising the Business on routine legal and regulatory compliance matters;
• Drafting/reviewing of Compliance policies, procedures and controls and responding with guidance on related queries.
• Maintaining Regulatory Correspondence Register and supporting documentation.
• To provide accurate and complete responses to Courts / Police/ DWP/ HMRC / Regulators /other enforcement agencies within the timeframe specified.
• Horizon scanning and mapping of regulations across different functions of the Bank.
• Monthly review of the legal court orders and requests for information for the Legal & Compliance Committee Meeting.
• Regulatory updates to Compliance, Business and Operations teams ( by fortnightly and quarterly newsletters).
• Advising on legal issues arising from the Bank's operations in the UK.
• Reviewing the Legal and Conveyancing Panel on an annual basis and communicating with them on regular basis when business requires external services including legal opinions and litigation.
• Dealing with ad hoc legal matters from time to time.
• Approving financial promotions.
• Legal & Compliance oversight and monitoring activities.
• Compiling reports for senior management.
• Ad hoc projects and tasks related to Legal and compliance, as allocated by the Assistant Manager or Head of Legal and compliance.

• Attention to detail
• Good administrative skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Good research and problem-solving skills
• Legal knowledge

To apply, please get in touch with your CV and details of your salary expectations and notice period.