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Clyde and CoDepartment

White Collar Crime and Sanctions (WCC and Sanctions)Location

LondonRole

Junior Associate (Sanctions)The Team

Our WCC and Sanctions team specialises in providing expert legal and strategic advice in financial crime, white-collar crime, sanctions, compliance and fraud matters. They focus on handling complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations and crises, working with a diverse range of clients, to advise on all aspects of white-collar crime and sanctions, to provide practical, commercial solutions to complex legal issues particularly in cross-border contexts. On the sanctions side of the practice clients include insurers and financial institutions, multinational corporations, …The Role

This role offers the successful candidate a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team within an expanding sector. As part of Clyde and Co’s WCC and Sanctions practice, our sanctions lawyers play a pivotal role in helping multinational clients navigate the increasingly complex and evolving landscape of global sanctions regimes. You will work closely with clients across a range of industry sectors—including insurance and financial services, shipping, commodities, and offshore / onshore energy. Your work will involve advising on regulatory exposure and risk management, the commercial implications of sanctions risk, litigation and disputes arising out of sanctions exposure and on front end sanctions compliance. Leveraging Clyde and Co’s deep sector knowledge you will often work alongside sanctions specialist in other jurisdictions to provide strategic, multidisciplinary advice tailored to the operational realities of businesses operating in high-risk and emerging markets.This position requires a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to advising on sanctions-related matters, including risk assessments, internal investigations, licensing applications, voluntary disclosure, engagement with regulators and management of associated litigation risk. You will be part of a collaborative team recognised for its ability to deliver commercially focused, technically sound guidance in a rapidly shifting global environment.Essential Skills and Experience

Previous experience working within a fee earning environment.Ability to apply law and guidance to business requirements and challenges of international client base.Strong drafting skills and academic background.A minimum of 5 PQE with previous experience working specifically within white collar crime and financial crime. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide, and all suitable candidates will be considered.The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practicing solicitors to have a practising certificate.Must be a qualified solicitor. Successful completion of a Training Contract (or equivalent) and relevant education (Legal Practice Course; Graduate Diploma in Law (if non-Law graduate).All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England and Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority''s continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme).The ideal candidate will display excellent legal ability and initiative, strong technical skills as well as confidence in managing and prioritising a full and varied workload. They will be a strong communicator with good attention to detail.The ideal candidate will be proactive and have a good teamwork ethic, with a willingness to assume responsibility.Seniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

LegalIndustries

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