Associate, White Collar Crime

We are looking for mid-level associates, with a specialism in internal investigations and white collar crime matters, to join our London office., Our White Collar Crime practice handles a wide range of multijurisdictional legal matters, addressing the risks arising from investigations and enforcement actions. The work is challenging and stimulating, frequently involving high-profile cross-border matters, with high stakes for the parties involved. We deal with internal investigations, fraud, advisory matters and compliance and due diligence matters.

Our corporate clients are household names. We also act in relation to law enforcement and regulatory investigations. We do a lot of work in the technology space, where we advise two of the world's biggest tech companies.

From the moment you join us, you will be given considerable responsibility and will be working with a team of Partners and associates. You will be managing large volumes of information and multiple workstreams, and taking a lead on key investigative tasks, including interviewing witnesses.

In addition to working on large-scale investigations, you will also undertake shorter advisory projects, such as conducting due diligence reviews, designing compliance programs and drafting and delivering trainings.,

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating documents relating to internal investigations, corporate due diligence and compliance advisory work, as well as anti-bribery, corruption fraud, tax evasion and anti-money laundering matters.


• Involvement in due diligence processes, including the analysis of agreements within data rooms and their comprehensive description.


• Communication with clients (via telephone, E-mail).


• Proactive engagement with clients with a view towards building and maintaining strong client relationships.


• Legal and sector knowledge development and sharing (internally and externally).


• Conducting detailed legal research and drafting memoranda on complex legal issues, including judicature and legal commentaries., We offer a flexible range of benefits, services and programmes designed to help support your lifestyle requirements. Some of the benefits currently available include:


• Private medical insurance


• Pension plan with matched employer contribution up to 7.5%


• Yearly wellbeing fund


• Income protection


• Holiday purchase


• Life insurance


• Critical Illness insurance


• Private GP services


• Travel insurance


• Dental coverage


• Cycle to work


• Holiday purchase (available during annual enrolment)


Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm's policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or accommodation to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email the recruiting contact listed for the relevant position. We will be happy to work with you.

Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction.

Any applications and CVs sent directly to White & Case Partners and employees will not be accepted as formal introductions. If you have any questions, please contact the London Recruitment team.

When engaging with agencies, we are supported by our preferred suppliers.

As an Associate, you will be highly organised, deadline-focused and should be adept at managing multiple workstreams and matters, driving processes forward and delivering flawless work within short timeframes.

The role will focus on internal investigations, corporate due diligence and compliance advisory work. In addition to strong academic credentials, you should have prior experience of advising on financial crime issues (e.g. anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering). Experience of sanctions work is beneficial but not essential.

Both oral and written communication skills will be major assets-enabling you to convey complex information to colleagues and clients in a way that is clear and succinct. A team player with a global mindset, you should be excited by the opportunity to work alongside lawyers across the firm's international offices and practices. You will play a vital role within our tight knit and friendly team.

Given the rapid pace of our practice, you will need to be highly organized-comfortable meeting tight deadlines and managing multiple workstreams in a timely fashion. Self-motivated, you will need to display a willingness to take ownership of projects, and a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset that allows you to anticipate,
• 2-5 years' experience within white collar crime and internal investigations, gained wholly or in part at a large commercial law firm


• Prior experience of advising on financial crime issues (e.g. anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering). Experience of sanctions work would be beneficial but is not essential.


• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity.


• Commercial and business awareness.


• A creative thinker with the ability to see the big picture.


• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills


• Strong time management skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects.


• Excellent drafting skills


• Strong professional presence and driven by professional growth.


• Client service focus.


• A team player.


• Strong judgment.


• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative.
  
  At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values-to be pioneering, united and human-and we believe that you'll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer.


We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a lawyer and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation.

About White & Case

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many., White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It's not just about our global network of offices; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work. And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.