Compliance Advisor

Job description / Role

- Review conflict screening searches and escalate positive or possible results with the relevant Lawyers and/or Conflicts Committee
- Review Thomson Reuters Accelus (Complinet) search results to identify possible or positive matches and determine risk rating pursuant to Al Tamimi’s policies and procedures
- Act as a subject matter expert on Group policies and procedures, the required legal documents and process to onboard a client
- Timely completion of all client-level due diligence requirements at the onset and renewal of client relationships
- Undertake quality review of client’s KYC records, ensuring all client KYC records are compliant with regulatory standards and AML Policies and Procedures
- Discuss and escalate with Head of Group Compliance, complex issues surrounding client types and structures, legal services and other AML risk-related issues
- Approve the opening of clients and matters on Elite where the client and legal service are considered standard risk
- Undertake and review conflict of interest and client screening as per Company Policy

Requirements

- A strong work ethic and sense of ownership and responsibility
- Multi-tasker who can manage multiple streams of work concurrently
- Drives results through teamwork, people, communication and influence
- Comfortable with change, ambiguity, debate, conflict and informed risk taking
- Willingness to make decisions, while ensuring buy in from stakeholders
- Desire for continuous professional development
- Self-motivated

About the Company

Al Tamimi & Company is the largest and most dynamic non-affiliated law firm in the Middle East with 16 offices across 9 countries and comprising 330 lawyers.

Over the years we have advised, and continue to support, government, government-owned entities, local, regional and international companies, banks and financial institutions along with both international and regional law firms.

Our core strength is our people and the diversity of their experience and local knowledge. Our reputation for excellence and regional experience extends beyond our network of offices in UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah), Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Oman and Egypt. As a firm, our ability to practice local law in each of these jurisdictions - and the ability of each of our licensed litigators to have rights of audience before local courts - is a unique strength that truly sets us apart from our competitors.