# Business Acceptance Lawyer/Advisor

**Company**: Freshfields
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are looking for a talented Business Acceptance Lawyer/Advisor to join our dynamic In-house Legal Department in London.

Working as part of a global Business Acceptance team, this is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of an elite global law firm where you will play a key role in helping to navigate complex legal, regulatory, reputational, and commercial risks.

**Role Purpose**

As a Business Acceptance Lawyer / Advisor you will play a crucial role in helping to shape the firm's internal risk processes in the London office and globally, focusing on conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering, and compliance with jurisdictional regulations such as the SRA Code of Conduct.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Provide advice on conflicts, AML, and broader risk issues across all jurisdictions where the firm operates.

- Conduct in-depth analysis on potential conflicts of interest and manage client confidentiality.

- Draft consent wording and establish information barriers.

- Complete client and matter due diligence and reputational risk assessments.

- Monitor existing clients in line with CDD policies.

- Identify and assess sanctions risks.

- Support policy development and ensure consistent compliance practices.

- Respond to queries on legislation, regulation, and firm policies.

- Deliver training and act as a technical escalation point for analysts.

**Requirements**

- Qualified lawyer or experienced risk/compliance professional with experience advising on conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering (AML) and regulatory compliance within an international law firm.

- Strong legal knowledge and understanding of the ethical rules and regulatory frameworks governing AML and conflicts analysis in a global law firm context.

- Strong analytical and organisational skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely.

**The Ideal Candidate**

- Confident, diplomatic, and proactive.

- Detail-oriented and consistent in routine compliance tasks.

- Interested in current affairs and their potential impact on a global law firm and its clients.

- A reliable team player with a flexible, can-do attitude.

- Able to work under pressure and manage competing priorities without compromising quality.

- Committed to delivering a first-class service to internal clients.

- A team player who is hardworking, maintains perspective and has a healthy sense of humour.

## Skills

### Required
- conflicts of interest
- anti-money laundering
- regulatory compliance
- legal knowledge
- analytical skills
- organisational skills
- communication skills

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