Compliance Assistant

Job description / Role

Job title - Compliance Assistant (Arabic Speaking)
Location - Dubai

This is a new role to work with a leading and international Law Firm as a Compliance Assistant. The purpose of this role is to provide proactive and professional administrative and compliance services to the firm, specifically in relation to the taking on by the firm of new business. As a member of the team your role will be to assist in the processing of new clients and new matters for existing clients for all offices, including overseas offices.

It is important that administrative and compliance services are delivered to the business in a manner which is consistent with the increasingly competitive environment in which the firm operates. This role is intended to embrace a team-working approach, to fulfil the needs of fee earners and the business.

You are expected to provide excellent customer service at all times, making positive contributions to the success of the team and building the business of the firm. You will be expected to demonstrate your administrative, IT, organisational and interpersonal skills. You will need to manage your workload proactively and flexibly and perform tasks in a speedy manner. You MUST be Arabic speaking.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the processing of new clients and new matters. This will include:
• Carrying out money laundering checks to ensure that the firm complies with its obligations under anti- money laundering legislation and the firm's anti-money laundering policy and liaising with the firm's anti- money laundering compliance supervisor and/or Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• Carrying out conflict searches
• Carrying out business intelligence searches in respect of clients and matters, including client websites, World-Check and other appropriate databases
• Checking and verifying information provided by fee earners and secretaries
• Arranging for the implementation of information barriers, where required
• Dealing with enquiries from fee earners, secretaries and other support staff.
• Liaising with members of the Risk team and analysing potential conflicts of interests.
• Building a good rapport with fee earners and secretaries
• Building an understanding of the firm's client base

Requirements

You MUST be an Arabic speaker, and ideally based in Dubai.

At least 3 years experience in a Compliance role from a Legal or Financial Services background.

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