Client Onboarding Executive (CDD & AML) - Legal 500 firm

Client Onboarding Executive
Guildford (Hybrid)
Full-time | Permanent
Salary up to £30k + Benefits

We're currently looking for a Client Onboarding Executive to join a brilliant leading regional law firm with a fabulous local presence. You will support the team across their onboarding process, conducting client due diligence (CDD) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented, organised, and keen to play a key role in a growing law firm. If you have legal experience and experience with CDD & AML, now keen to make a move away from a fee-earning role, this is a great opportunity to build a compliance career.

What You’ll Be Doing

Making sure our client onboarding is top-notch while keeping compliance at the heart of what we do. Here’s what that looks like:

1. Running CDD and AML checks on new and existing clients.
2. Making sure all client info and documents are accurate, up to date, and properly recorded.
3. Digging into client backgrounds, business activities, and ownership structures to assess risk.
4. Helping develop and refine our onboarding processes to make them smoother and more efficient.
5. Keeping up to date with changing AML regulations and making sure we’re always compliant.
6. Supporting clients through the onboarding process – making it as easy and stress-free as possible.
7. Collaborating with internal teams to promote best practices across the firm.

About you

• Attention to detail
• Experience with CDD, AML, and client onboarding
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working within a law firm

Why Join?

• Competitive salary with annual reviews and a bonus scheme.
• Hybrid working – a mix of office and home working for flexibility.
• Career development – clear progression plans, CPD opportunities, and training.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (because rest is important!).
• Private medical cover and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Enhanced parental leave, sabbaticals, and flexible working options.

Interested? Let’s Chat!
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