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Financial Crime Analyst

Herbert Smith Freehills · London, Greater London

Type
Full-time
Posted
Yesterday

Overview

Your policing background gives you a strong grounding in regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and meticulous documentation. You are used to conducting checks, verifying identities, and working to strict procedures under pressure, which directly translates to the AML and CDD duties in this role. Your experience with law enforcement frameworks and attention to detail makes you a credible candidate for this financial crime compliance position.

About this role

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Primary Objectives

Supporting the Firm on its financial crime regulatory obligations including the analysis and management of risk arising from the Firm's new business. As part of this, the individual will be responsible for undertaking regulatory AML processes such as client due diligence (CDD), risk assessments, monitoring and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assisting the Firm in its compliance with its financial crime obligations, including:
  • Undertaking AML/CDD checks and risk assessments for clients, including screening for sanctions, PEPs and other high-risk indicators.
  • Advising stakeholders within the firm on routine financial crime and CDD queries.
  • Ensuring the AML/CDD client identification checks are completed in a timely manner and liaising with the matter team where necessary to obtain additional CDD information & documentation.
  • Carry out initial research on clients by using a variety of different research tools including analysis of structure charts and other materials to establish the true beneficial ownership of the client.
  • Liaising with the other New Business Intake teams to ensure a joined up and efficient process for the fee earners and PA's.

Qualifications/ Skills / Experience

  • Candidates should have a law degree (2:1 or above preferred) and/or qualified in KYC/Compliance or have worked in a Financial Crime environment in the regulated sector, or with a regulatory body or law enforcement for at least 18 months.
  • Good understanding of the financial crime regulatory landscape and a desire to develop further in this area.
  • Excellent research and analytical skills.
  • Good commercial awareness.
  • Ability to prioritise workload.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to work autonomously and prioritise multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Excellent verbal, written and face to face communication skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines.

Team

General Counsel and Risk

Working Pattern

Full time

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

About fraud prevention roles for ex-police

Fraud investigation, detection and financial-crime roles in banks, insurers and public bodies. Detective and economic-crime backgrounds map straight across, often with hybrid working and clear progression.

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Why this fits a police background — match score 88/100

  • Financial crime & fraud
  • Intelligence & OSINT

What fraud prevention roles pay ex-police

Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026

Fraud analyst£28,000–£38,000
Fraud investigator£35,000–£50,000
Senior financial-crime investigator£50,000–£70,000
Fraud / financial-crime manager£65,000–£90,000
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