About this role
This role involves providing an efficient Anti-Money Laundering service of the highest quality to the firm's management and lawyers, to enable the business to deliver excellent service to our clients.
The role
You'll work with our AML Assistants and AML Analysts on the following activities:
- Undertaking client due diligence, including identification of beneficial owners and performing adverse media, sanction and PEP checks.
- Working with our lawyers to create an AML risk assessment for each client
- Carrying out ongoing monitoring of clients using online and other resources
- Dealing with lawyer questions in relation to CDD, AML matter risk assessments, and source of funds checks
- Working with the Finance team on AML issues and assisting with questions on invoicing and third party payments
- Drafting updates to AML policies, procedures and guidance
- Assisting with and delivering wider firm AML training
- Preparing and publishing intranet news items
- Assisting with making suspicious activity reports to the MLRO and, where needed, the National Crime Agency
- Leading on and assisting with AML project deliverables as required
- Leading on and assisting with AML audit scheduling and implementation of any changes required arising from audit findings
- Carrying out of AML mini audits as needed, including in relation to AML matter risk assessments and source of funds checks
- Providing support to the rest of the Risk and Best Practice team as needed and dealing with miscellaneous risk-related queries
What we are looking for from you
The successful candidate will be self-motivated, have excellent attention to detail, and strong organisational and time management skills. This role is an exciting opportunity for a team player with good interpersonal skills to work with the current team and to develop our client inception process further.
Additionally, the candidate will possess the following
- Experience of carrying out customer due diligence checks
- Familiarity with UK Anti-Money laundering regime and good knowledge on client identification
- Experience of working with (or within) a Risk/Compliance function
- Experience of client/matter onboarding software systems desirable
- Experience working in the legal sector desirable
- Excellent communication and team working skills
- Strong analytical skills
Make a Real Impact
Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Explore our markets and services here.
We are highly ranked across the legal directories and our 2024/25 financial results confirmed twelve years of consecutive growth.
Our Responsible Business pillars influence how we work together and motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and communities.
We support our people to be their best and, through our hybrid working model, we offer the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.
We’re looking for the best people to share in our ambition and success. Visit our Life page to discover what life at Bevan Brittan could look like for you.
About compliance & regulatory roles for ex-police
Compliance, AML and regulatory roles. Working to PACE, RIPA and CPIA is a stronger regulatory grounding than most civilian applicants can offer — firms increasingly recognise this.
See all compliance & regulatory jobs in Bristol →Why this fits a police background — match score 70/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
- Risk & threat assessment
- Working to legislation & regulation
What compliance & regulatory roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Compliance analyst | £32,000–£42,000 |
| Compliance / AML officer | £40,000–£55,000 |
| Compliance manager | £55,000–£80,000 |
| Senior manager / head of compliance | £80,000–£120,000+ |