About us:

Linklaters is a multi-national commercial law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

We have been named as one of The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women, recognised by Stonewall as a top employer for LGBTQ+ inclusion, and by the Social Mobility Employer Index as a top employer for advancing social mobility.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the legal industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Linklaters, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

About the role:

We are looking to hire a Business Acceptance Analyst to join our supportive and friendly global team. You will be part of the firm’s Legal & Risk function which has around 100 team members across our global network.

The role focuses primarily on managing the firm’s new business acceptance risk. This includes initiating and analysing conflict checks for new matters; conducting customer due diligence and risk assessment of clients and matters; and advising the firm’s lawyers on the legal and reputational risks of new business, ensuring at all times that Linklaters’ reputation is preserved, and professional rules and relevant laws are complied with. This is a challenging role that would suit an ambitious candidate looking for ample learning opportunities.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Initiating and analysing conflicts checks for new business in Intapp Conflicts (the firm's conflict checking system) and working alongside experienced colleagues in Legal & Risk on the resolution of legal and commercial conflicts with relevant stakeholders
• Conducting comprehensive client due diligence/anti-money laundering checks on new clients, and proportionate due diligence on counterparties where appropriate
• Checking and clearing submitted matter forms
• Setting up and maintaining information barriers to protect client confidential information
• Advising the firm’s lawyers on new client acceptance, client identification procedures, anti-money laundering queries, sanctions and reputational risk issues with the support of Financial Crime lawyers
• Advising on the firm’s client engagement terms policies, procedures and best practice

We are ideally looking for:

• Strong analytical skills
• Hard-working and flexible with a "can do" attitude
• Systematic, well-organised and attentive to detail
• Able to cope under pressure, work on own initiative and prioritise efficiently
• Strong written and oral communications skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Experience in a legal or financial environment preferred
• Someone who is looking to pursue a career in legal and risk

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Our benefits:

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for legal roles or ukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for business team roles ).