Job Overview:
The role of Senior Risk Lawyer involves providing risk and compliance support to the business in the Asia Pacific region.
This position is part of a regional risk team whose aim is to ensure that the firm develops and maintains the highest standards in relationships between the professional legal adviser and client, identifies and manages risk, and complies with regulatory requirements.
* Responding to queries from partners, functional managers, and other key stakeholders on a wide range of client-facing and internal governance, legal, and risk matters in the APAC region.
Responsibilities:
Reviewing commercial contract terms with public and private sector clients and legal services suppliers, including framework, referral, and escrow agreements, client engagement terms, NDAs, and MOUs.
Working with the team to manage AML/CFT queries for the region and assisting with preparation for regulatory supervision, regulatory filing obligations, suspicious activity reporting, and liaison with authorities, Financial Intelligence Units, and legal services regulators.
Supporting cross-functional business projects for the risk function.
Working closely with Conflicts Lawyers to assist with conflicts clearance.
Supporting the development of and embedding of risk policies, procedures, and guidance to deliver a practical, robust, and forward-looking approach.
Fostering relationships and engagement with functional departments, such as BD, IT, HR, and Finance, to promote the risk function profile and services within the firm and encouraging joined-up approaches to projects and problems.
Assisting with embedding a risk training and induction programme across the region, aligned with the global training plan. Delivery of training.
Taking an active role in the promotion and development of a healthy risk management culture across the region, encouraging a good ethical approach to be taken in all decision-making.
Assisting with the supervision and development of other members of the team as required.