Hogan Lovells is seeking a Junior Compliance Analyst to conduct Client Due Diligence "CDD" on new clients of the firm according to the requirements set out in the firm's anti-money laundering ("AML") policies and procedures. The Professional Standards & Compliance department, with team members in London, Johannesburg and Louisville, is responsible for conducting due diligence on new clients and for providing compliance support and guidance throughout the firm. The Junior Compliance Analyst is principally responsible for the provision of research and conducting due diligence on new clients for the firm's offices in the United States, Mexico, and South America as part of the New Business Intake process, and for ensuring that the relevant policies and procedures to which the firm subscribes are adhered to at all times.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Review New Business Intake forms submitted Ensure CDD has been gathered to the appropriate standard for new client registrations, including those clients for whom enhanced due diligence is required Conduct a degree of personal research from public sources. This involves familiarization with a wide array of potential sources, including company registries, stock exchange websites, financial and legal regulators' websites, company search providers and external databases Liaise with legal staff, support staff and research teams to obtain any remaining CDD information Where appropriate, liaise directly with the firm's clients regarding CDD requirements Document the evidence obtained during the CDD process in a clear and concise manner Ensure CDD has been gathered to the correct standard in order to approve alterations in the client name or registered address, reactivate inactive clients or alter the CDD standard setting Liaise with the Client Maintenance team to update client records. This includes client names and registered addresses, CDD status and current/inactive status Provide advice and guidance to partners, fee-earners and support staff in relation to the requirements of Compliance legislation and the interpretation and application of the firm's CDD policy Investigate co-client related party checks to ensure that new matters for existing clients are registered correctly and gather CDD for those related parties where necessary Liaise with Hogan Lovells support departments, notably the Finance, Research, Conflicts and IT departments Utilize external subscription databases to screen clients, their directors and shareholders in order to identify PEPs, influential persons, presence on sanctions lists, criminal activity and adverse press. Escalate these issues where appropriate Conduct personal research and liaise with fee earners and support staff in order to allocate a relevant industry code to each new client Maintain the firm's politically exposed persons databases Participate in administrative projects under the supervision of more senior Compliance personnel Participation in the firm's Global Citizenship Program All other additional duties as assigned As the Junior Compliance Analyst becomes more experienced, he/she may:

Participate in the Retrospective Review project, which involves conducting CDD to the current standard on all active clients of the firm registered prior to the implementation of the UK Money Laundering Regulations 2007 or refreshing the CDD held for clients registered since the implementation of the Regulations Prepare and deliver presentations to the wider Compliance Team on a variety of topics, including detailed investigations into unusual company structure types, refresher presentations on team precedents and procedures and new available sources