Legal & Compliance Assistant in City of London

Job description

Legal & Compliance Assistant

City of London

Hybrid

£32,000 - £35,000 + CISI study package

Our client, an established global City financial institution is seeking a Legal & Compliance Assistant. This is an amazing career opportunity to support the Head of Compliance and the corporate legal team in all aspects of legal administration and compliance procedures relating to the financial/commodities markets. This role is ideally suited to a Law Graduate with post study professional qualifications or Legal Assistant with experience of working in a legal or compliance team either from a Law Practice or Corporate/Company Secretariat (in-house) setting. A banking or financial services background preferable or genuine interest to move into this sector as our client will provide further professional development and study package for the CISI qualification.

Amongst the responsibilities of the Legal & Compliance Assistant will be:

• Preparing and proofreading documentation
• Communication with other global offices
• Filings to Companies House
• Undertaking Legal research
• Preparing Board packs, minuting board meetings, and circulating board resolutions
• Undertaking KYC checks
• Preparing Presentations
• Drafting and negotiation of contracts

Legal & Compliance Assistant – what we're looking for:

• A Minimum of 12 months experience working within a Legal/Compliance department within a Financial Services organisation
• A graduate in Law or a related subject or possessing similar level of qualification.
• Passion for legal and regulatory work
• Ability to manage a varied workload in a deadline driven environment.
• MS Office skills
• A Team player who can also work autonomously

Legal & Compliance Assistant – what's in it for you?

Unique career opportunity to work for a top City Commodities Finance House. Plus receive professional development to study for the CISI qualification.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

17-09-2025

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English