Description

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation, and collaboration.
The Senior Analyst – Compliance is an integral part of Latham’s Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”) team. This role will be responsible for supporting the firm’s regulatory compliance and risk management programmes, including the firm’s Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) and Sanctions programmes. This is the opportunity to join a dynamic team dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of compliance and risk management, and be involved in local and global compliance programs. This role will be located in our Frankfurt office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

  • Managing the Client Due Diligence (“CDD”) and Know Your Client (“KYC”) document collection and refreshing processes for the four German offices (Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich), including conducting corporate research, while working with lawyers and support team members to ensure timely collection of required documentation
  • Analysing complex issues and responding to complex questions from Compliance Team members, firm management, lawyers, and support team members in multiple offices across the firm
  • Analysing German and global regulatory compliance programmes, processes, and developments, and recommending improvements and updates to policies, procedures, and processes to address them
  • Directly supporting Compliance Team lawyers and managers in their roles, including the preparation of local office Risk Assessments and Annual Reports, engaging and supporting AML Officers, drafting blocking reports, and preparing responses to regulator inquiries
  • Developing and delivering training to new members of the Compliance Team, while participating in assigned projects that support the firm’s compliance programs and/or Compliance Team Strategic Plan

We’d love to hear from you if you:

  • Possess the ability to build strong professional relationships across a global organisation, and effectively interface with lawyers, management, and support staff
  • Demonstrate an advanced ability to perceive and analyse problems, and to develop alternative strategies to solve them
  • Exhibit strong communication skills, both written and verbal, in German and English

And have:

  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • Relevant AML and/or sanctions compliance experience in a compliance, risk, or operational function within a law firm, banking institution, audit company, or a similar professional services organisation

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

  • Pension plan
  • Travel and meals allowance
  • Disability insurance, personal accident insurance & life assurance
  • Professional development programs
  • Wellness programs (e.g. membership to HeadSpace, access to mental health services, well-being events, etc.)
  • Sport courses and training
  • And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, sustainability, and pro bono legal services. We draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world’s leading law firms, and advance these commitments through the work of our Global Citizenship department. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.