Why Porter Dodson?

Porter Dodson is an award-winning Top 200 UK Law Firm, providing commercial and private legal services to individuals and businesses across Somerset, Devon and Dorset.

We're proud of a regional presence that gives clients the local connections and friendly in-person service they love. Being embedded in our local communities and market sectors gives our clients a superb service grounded in the real world.

What makes Porter Dodson a great place to work is our people and our culture. Our team are the lifeblood of the firm, and we are fully committed to ensuring our team are motivated, well cared for, and fulfilling their potential at work. Our people are our priority, which is why we have such excellent staff retention rates and how we have sustained a gold accreditation from Investors in People since 2016.

 

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Assistant to join our well-respected Risk and Compliance team in our Taunton office. This varied and interesting role is to provide effective and proactive AML Compliance Assistance across the business to ensure the smooth running of operations. You will play a pivotal role within the team, working closely with the Risk and Compliance Manager.

The role will entail the following:

• Undertake any additional duties which from time to time may be requested.

• Maintaining and updating complaints, claims, breaches and risk registers

• Preparing preliminary decisions on complaints

• Reporting circumstances and claims to insurers

• Overseeing and ensuring continuing competence records are updated and completed

• Overseeing and ensuring file reviews and follow ups

• Organising firm wide compulsory viewing of compliance seminars

• Organising bulk renewal of practising certificates

• Assisting with insurance renewals

• Answering AML queries from Fee-Earners and other staff

• Supporting the Risk and Compliance Manager on various projects

• Carrying out administrative duties and ad-hoc duties when required

• Maintaining and managing the intranet page for the firm

• Preparing reports for the COLP

 

About You

Working closely with the Risk & Compliance Manager, fee earners and other staff across the business, this role would best suit someone who is proactive and enthusiastic with great attention to detail and the ability to communicate with people at all levels.

The successful candidate will be someone who has a keen interest in risk and compliance, complaints handling and AML with an analytical mindset and a solution-based approach to solving problems. Ideally you will have some compliance experience in a legal or professional services environment. You will have a real interest in AML and be a proficient user of the main Microsoft application. We welcome applications from those who feel they meet the skills and behaviour requirements.

 

The Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive:

• 25 days holiday, in addition to plus bank holidays

• Extra day of holiday for your birthday

• Private Healthcare

• Flexible Working

• Pension Scheme(s)

• Life Assurance

• Eye Tests

• Flu Jabs

• Corporate Gym Membership Discounts

• Discounted legal support

• Opportunities to get involved with charity fundraising, sports teams and office socials