Legal Associate

You will deliver anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing work for our clients. This is a hands-on consulting role that blends legal analysis with practical implementation. You will draft client documents, run reviews, advise frontline teams, and support regulatory engagement on our clients’ behalf.

Key responsibilities

• Design, draft, and update client AML and CTF policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Lead client KYC and KYB reviews for onboarding and periodic refresh. Perform enhanced due diligence for higher risk clients, politically exposed persons, and sanctions exposure
• Build and maintain client risk assessments including enterprise-wide and customer risk models. Prepare heat maps, scoring logic, and risk registers
• Review client screening alerts and investigations. Prepare well-evidenced case files and recommend dispositions with clear rationales
• Support transaction monitoring setup and tuning. Document scenarios, thresholds, and change-control notes for audit trails
• Prepare suspicious transaction or activity reports for clients. File on goAML or equivalent portals and maintain evidence packs
• Track legal and regulatory changes across relevant jurisdictions. Issue client impact assessments and implementation plans
• Prepare Board and senior management reports for clients with meaningful metrics and commentary
• Support client internal and external audits. Close findings to agreed timelines and provide remediation plans
• Draft and review AML clauses in client and vendor contracts with attention to data protection and confidentiality
• Deliver client training for frontline, operations, and senior management
• Liaise with regulators and law enforcement on client matters under the guidance of the Engagement Lead
• Contribute to proposals, statements of work, and project plans. Manage day-to-day delivery, timelines, and stakeholder communication

Requirements

• LLB and LLM from a recognised university
• Experience in financial crime compliance, regulatory law, or consulting. Strong trainees with relevant internships will be considered for an Associate level
• Demonstrable knowledge of AML and CTF laws and guidance. Exposure to DNFBPs and financial institutions is an advantage
• Excellent legal research, drafting, and citation skills
• Precise legal writing and the ability to translate regulation into workable client controls
• Sound judgement and a practical, commercial mindset
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with data in Excel or Google Sheets
• Working knowledge of screening, transaction monitoring, and case management tools
• High integrity, discretion, and disciplined record keeping
• Clear communication with client stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and meet deadlines