Compliance Specialist

Gibson⠀Dunn is a⠀leading⠀global law⠀firm,⠀advising⠀clients on⠀significant⠀transactions⠀and⠀disputes.⠀Our⠀exceptional⠀teams⠀craft and⠀deploy⠀creative⠀legal⠀strategies⠀that are⠀meticulously⠀tailored⠀to every⠀matter,⠀however⠀complex or⠀high-stakes.⠀The⠀firm’s⠀work is⠀distinguished⠀by a⠀unique⠀combination⠀of⠀precision⠀and⠀vision.

Based⠀in New⠀York or⠀Washington,⠀the⠀Compliance⠀Specialist⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀facilitating⠀the⠀onboarding⠀of new⠀clients⠀and new⠀matters in⠀several of⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀offices,⠀inside and⠀outside⠀the US, in⠀line with⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀onboarding⠀procedures⠀and⠀compliance⠀policies⠀relating⠀to⠀sanctions⠀screening,⠀Anti-Money⠀Laundering⠀(AML), and⠀Client Due⠀Diligence⠀(CDD).

This⠀role⠀reports⠀directly⠀to the⠀Firm’s⠀Compliance⠀Manager,⠀with⠀indirect⠀(i.e.,⠀dotted⠀line)⠀reporting⠀into⠀Compliance⠀Partners/MLROs.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure⠀that the⠀onboarding⠀of new⠀clients,⠀matters⠀and⠀third-party⠀payors⠀comply⠀with the⠀Firm’s⠀internal⠀trade⠀sanctions⠀/ export⠀control,⠀AML and⠀CDD⠀policies.
• Respond⠀to queries⠀relating⠀to the⠀interpretation⠀of⠀relevant⠀legislation,⠀regulation⠀and Firm⠀policies⠀pertaining⠀to trade⠀sanctions⠀and⠀AML.
• Review⠀global⠀screening⠀reports⠀generated⠀through a⠀third-party⠀customer⠀screening⠀and risk⠀intelligence⠀tool, to⠀verify⠀compliance⠀with trade⠀sanctions⠀/ export⠀control⠀policies.
• Review⠀new⠀client,⠀new matter⠀and CDD⠀forms⠀submitted⠀by⠀Partners⠀and other⠀lawyers to⠀verify⠀compliance⠀with AML⠀and CDD⠀policies.
• Ensure⠀CDD memos,⠀new client⠀and matter⠀opening⠀forms and⠀supporting⠀KYC⠀documents⠀are filed⠀on the⠀firm’s⠀central⠀database.
• Maintain⠀adequate⠀records of⠀the status⠀of client⠀and⠀beneficial⠀owner⠀identification⠀and⠀verification⠀for new⠀and⠀existing⠀clients.
• Monitor⠀changes to⠀AML rules⠀and⠀regulations⠀across⠀designated⠀jurisdictions⠀and assist⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀Compliance⠀Officer,⠀Compliance⠀Manager or⠀Senior⠀Compliance⠀Specialist,⠀and⠀Compliance⠀Partners⠀with⠀updating/implementing⠀applicable⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
• Stay⠀current⠀on, and⠀ensure⠀compliance⠀with, new⠀procedures,⠀guidance⠀and best⠀practices;⠀attending⠀AML and⠀trade⠀sanctions⠀courses⠀and⠀seminars⠀as needed⠀or⠀directed.
• Ongoing⠀review of⠀CDD⠀documentation⠀held for⠀existing⠀clients.
• Conduct⠀training⠀for new⠀and⠀existing⠀attorneys⠀and other⠀relevant⠀staff on⠀the client⠀intake⠀process.
• Assist⠀in the⠀submission⠀of AML⠀questionnaires⠀and annual⠀AML⠀returns as⠀and when⠀requested⠀or⠀required⠀by local⠀regulators.
• Assist⠀with the⠀Firm’s⠀internal⠀compliance⠀monitoring⠀processes.
• Support⠀the⠀Compliance⠀Manager⠀and other⠀Compliance⠀Specialists,⠀as⠀applicable,⠀providing⠀cover⠀during⠀annual⠀leave.
• Participate⠀in demos⠀and⠀planning⠀discussions⠀with⠀respect⠀to, and⠀assist⠀with⠀testing⠀and/or⠀piloting⠀of, new⠀third-party⠀or⠀internally⠀constructed⠀software⠀applications⠀relating⠀to client⠀intake,⠀AML⠀compliance,⠀CDD, trade⠀sanctions⠀and export⠀control⠀compliance,⠀and client⠀lifecycle⠀management⠀generally.
• General⠀ad hoc⠀duties;⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀supporting⠀compliance-related⠀projects.