Role description
LALIVE SA, an international law firm headquartered in Geneva and also present in Zurich and London, is seeking a
Compliance and Investigations Practitioner to join our fast growing and leading
Compliance and Risk Advisory team. This is a
permanent (CDI) position based in our Geneva office.
Your Responsibilities:Operating within the firm’s Litigation Practice Group you will be a member of the Compliance and Risk Advisory team, with the following focus areas:
- Compliance and Risk Advisory: advising companies, financial institutions and international organisations on the design, implementation and enhancement of compliance and risk management frameworks.
- AML/ Financial Crime Compliance: supporting AML/CFT mandates, including compliance risk assessments, controls testing, transaction reviews, remediation projects and responses to regulatory scrutiny.
- Sanctions Compliance: advising on Swiss, EU and international sanctions regimes, including compliance assessments, internal reviews and ongoing advisory support.
- Market Conduct and Integrity: advising on compliance issues relating to market abuse, insider trading controls, conflicts of interest and related governance frameworks.
- Compliance Documentation: drafting and reviewing compliance policies, procedures, codes of conduct and risk documentation in line with regulatory requirements and international best practices.
Your profile
Your Profile:
- Lawyer or legally trained person with relevant experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in compliance within a bank, law firm, or regulated financial institution.
- Strong track record in AML, onboarding/KYC, and transaction monitoring.
- Experience with insider trading, market manipulation, and sanctions.
- Solid understanding of FINSA/LSFin, suitability & appropriateness requirements.
- Excellent drafting skills in French and English; good German skills strongly preferred.
- Ability to produce precise, structured written compliance documents and reports in both languages.
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
- A good team player who is able to handle complex, high pressure, cases where precision and expert knowledge and experience are critical.
Why Join LALIVE SA:LALIVE SA offers an international, collaborative environment with high professional standards and strong institutional support for its staff. With one of the largest litigation teams in Switzerland, our litigation experts assist clients on a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, across all industries and sectors, often in an international context. The firm’s litigation team consists of 10 partners who dedicate their entire practice to top-tier international and domestic civil, criminal and administrative litigation.
As for Compliance and Risk advisory, we offer a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of complex, high‑value compliance matters for leading corporates, financial institutions, international organisations and public bodies. This role offers exceptional exposure, hands‑on involvement in strategically important mandates, and the opportunity to help shape sophisticated compliance solutions alongside some of the most experienced practitioners in the field.
If you are interested in joining our dynamic international team, please submit your application documents (CV and cover letter) online
here. For any questions regarding this role please email
recruitment@lalive.law. Only direct applications considered.
