Financial Crime & Sanctions Analyst

Are you passionate about tackling financial crime and making a global impact? Join our dynamic Legal Department as a Financial Crime & Sanctions Analyst, where you'll play a key role in safeguarding our firm’s integrity and reputation.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyse financial crime, sanctions, and reputational risks for existing clients
• Conduct client due diligence, including PEPs, sanctions, and adverse media screening
• Support regulatory audits, sanctions monitoring, and anti-bribery compliance
• Collaborate with global teams and contribute to high-impact risk and compliance projects

What We’re Looking For:

• Solid understanding of AML/CTF regulations and compliance frameworks
• Strong analytical, research, and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management and judgment
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

What We Offer:

• A supportive, inclusive, and globally connected team
• Exposure to complex, high-profile regulatory work
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• Hybrid working and a culture that values work-life balance

At our firm, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you're ready to grow your career in a role that matters—apply now and help shape the future of financial crime compliance.

Inclusion

Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer and all applications received by the firm will be considered on the basis of their merit alone. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background. All offers of employment will be conditional on the candidate having/securing the right to work in the UK in the role in question and providing the firm with evidence of that right (as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006) prior to employment commencing.

Freshfields is a Ban the Box employer. We ask applicants to disclose criminal convictions only if and when a conditional job offer is made. A conviction does not automatically lead to withdrawal of the offer: we make decisions on a case-by-case basis and take a number of relevant factors into account (e.g. the role you are applying for and the circumstances of the offence). You would have the opportunity to discuss the matter with us before we make a decision.