Compliance and Legal Administrative Assistant
Location: Remote
Hours: 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
Permanent role
Salary: £28k - £30k p/annum
Benefits: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, pension
Job Description
Reed Legal are recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join our clients Legal and Compliance team. They work in the payment processing arena, and we are looking for a disciplined individual with a focus on customer service and attention to detail. This is a completely remote based position.
The responsibilities of the role will include all elements of but are not limited to the following:
Compliance
*Complete compliance reviews on new and existing stakeholders (individuals and entities)
*Bank account openings
*Update in-house files with changes to data
Legal
*Contract administration, both in house and external
*Contract drafting from existing templates (service agreements, joint ventures, consultancy agreements, etc.)
*Liaising with external service providers from different jurisdictions to incorporate new companies and/or deal with any modifications (change of Director, address, etc.)  
*ICO registration management
Required Skills and experience:
*Experience in a compliance role with knowledge of KYC and AML
*Excellent team spirit is key
*Excellent attention to detail and solid organisational skills
*Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
*Communication skills both oral and written, to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
*Ability and experience in prioritising and working well under pressure when required
*Monitoring progress: Take ownership for all assigned tasks, monitor progress and ensure all planned work is on schedule
*Drive forward ideas from the team to improve the existing operating process
Desirable experience:
*Legal/paralegal experience an advantage
*Understanding of the payment area a plus
Please apply online if you would like to be considered for this role.