AML Analyst

Job Information Posting Date: 04-Aug-2026 Requisition ID: 3291 States/Provinces/Cities: London Location Type: Office/Onsite Business Unit: Business Professionals Function: Operations Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Role Purpose

To undertake Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes, such as Client Due Diligence (CDD), Risk Assessments, Monitoring, and Reporting. The role requires risk-based analysis, decision-making, and proactive collection and validation of information needed to support timely client onboarding and matter processing in line with regulatory requirements. The role-holder will be responsible for client onboarding and matter processing, conducting periodic reviews, and assisting Management with other AML/Compliance activities as required.

Main Responsibilities

• Review and assess the AML and reputational risk associated with a new client and matter requests

• Interact with Partners and Fee Earners to collect mandatory documentation required to complete CDD successfully, review and verify documentation received

• Perform client due diligence and screening for PEPs, Sanctions, Adverse Media, etc., utilizing several trusted industry sources

• Disposition screening alerts, determining true or false matches, and escalating if required

• Thoroughly document research and analysis completed on clients and/or matters in a manner suitable for review by internal and external stakeholders, e.g., Regulators, Audit, and AML Compliance managers

• Perform and review client and matter risk assessments and make risk-based decisions based on the analysis undertaken

• Complete appropriate research to obtain a good understanding of a client’s business and related parties to monitor the client’s activities for unusual transactions

• Provide AML advice and support to internal stakeholders: Partners, Fee Earners, and PAs

• Perform investigations where there are ML/CTF suspicions regarding clients and/or matters and escalate findings clearly and concisely for internal review by the AML Compliance Manager, Money Laundering Compliance Officer (MLCO), and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)

• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders: Partners, Fee Earners, PAs, Matter Management, New Business Intake, AML Compliance Manager, MLCO, and MLRO

• Act as a point of contact for the Firm's central New Business Intake team and other internal teams to resolve challenges with matter opening, timely and efficient

• Periodically evaluate existing clients working with Partners and Fee Earners to keep CDD and risk assessments on client files up-to-date

• Assist with any other AML Compliance-related matters or projects as identified and assigned by the AML Compliance Manager

• Technical skills, qualifications and experience

• A bachelor's degree is required (2:1 or above preferred)

• Law degree / Legal Practice Course (LPC) preferred

• Strong understanding of AML/ Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) requirements and financial