Legal and Compliance Assistant. Central London
Red Square International
- Central London
- £40,000-45,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Legal and Compliance Assistant. Central London
Industry Administrative and Secretarial, Business Assistant, Legal
Location London
Job Type Permanent
Visa No visa sponsorship provided
Salary £40000 — £45000 per annum
Package Discretionary Yearly Bonus and Benefits
Date 20 February 2024This is a fantastic opportunity for a legal support professional to join a well-established private investments firm based in the heart of London as an in-house Legal and Compliance Assistant. This role is placed within their legal department and reports to the Head of Legal.Responsibilities
- This is a full-time office-based role, 8.30-5.30
- The Legal and Compliance Assistant will provide support to the legal and finance team
- You will be dealing with various compliance and KYC requests
- Filing and processing various KYC due diligence and banking forms
- Supporting the team with the opening and maintaining bank accounts
- Updating information in various public registers across various jurisdictions
- Additionally, you will assist with legal document review and drafting
- Other general legal secretarial and administrative duties
- Previous experience working in a legal, company administration, corporate service provider or compliance role
- A degree in Law or a related field is a preference
- Strong organisational and multitasking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Basic knowledge of companies' corporate organisation, ownership structures and governance, main constitutional documents and registration requirements (at least in several EU jurisdictions like Lux, Cyprus, Austria, France, etc. and offshore – e.g. CI, BVI, UAE)
- Basic experience with bank accounts opening, KYC due diligence is highly preferred
- Russian language skills are a bonus
- Great team of professionals, close-knit team
- Fantastic office location in the heart of London
- Good salary on offer, additional discretionary bonus and great benefits
- 25 days holidays plus 8 public holidays
- Opportunity to learn and grow within the role