White Collar Crime & Investigations Solicitor or Barrister (4 PQE) (London)
Join a top-tier corporate crime team advising on high-profile financial crime, investigations and cross-border matters for major corporates and individuals in Central London.
White Collar Crime & Investigations Solicitor / Barrister (4+ PQE)
Specialist Corporate Crime Practice – London
A highly regarded Corporate Crime and Investigations team in London is seeking a talented White Collar Crime Solicitor or Barrister (4+ PQE/Call) to join their specialist practice. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile, complex financial crime and regulatory matters for both individuals and corporate clients.
The team has an outstanding reputation for its work across business crime, financial crime, extradition, and international criminal matters, often involving cross-border investigations and coordination with overseas counsel. They advise on major issues including bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud, insider dealing, sanctions, and mutual legal assistance.
The Role
You will work on a broad range of sophisticated, often high-stakes matters, including:
Advising and representing clients in investigations involving the SFO, FCA, NCA, HMRC, CPS, HSE, and equivalent overseas authorities.
Handling extradition cases, INTERPOL Red Notices, and other international criminal or enforcement matters.
Acting for individuals and corporates in complex white collar and business crime defence matters.
Supporting and leading internal investigations for corporate clients, including fact-finding, interviewing, document analysis and reporting.
Managing contentious and advisory aspects of financial crime and regulatory investigations.
Preparing high-quality written submissions, legal opinions, and strategic case materials.
Running matters from inception to billing, maintaining excellent organisational and financial discipline.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
Qualified Solicitor or Barrister (England & Wales) with 4+ years’ PQE/Call.
Strong experience defending individuals or corporates in criminal or regulatory proceedings, ideally involving financial crime, business crime, corporate investigations, or extradition.
Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills.
A strategic mindset and the ability to advise confidently on all aspects of a case.
The ability to manage a busy caseload independently while collaborating effectively within a close-knit team.
A client-focused approach with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
Experience in sanctions, proceeds of crime, asset freezing, restraint orders or cross-border investigations is advantageous but not essential.
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid
London
Workplace & Culture
We pride ourselves on our collaborative culture, which prioritises training and development and encourages networking.
Accutrainee was founded on the principles of innovation, our high-level goal to partner with legal professionals throughout their legal career offering them more opportunity, more flexibility and more support.
Our ultimate aim is to be recognised as the legal services company of choice for legal professionals and develop a supportive, friendly culture where quality is embedded in everything we do.
About Accutrainee
Accutrainee is an innovative legal services and technology company where quality matters. We partner with legal professionals throughout their career, offering training and development, job opportunities and mentoring. We offer opportunities for paralegals, trainees and qualified lawyers on a contract and permanent basis at a wide range of organisations including city law firms, niche practice firms, FTSE 100 companies, banks, fintechs and start-ups.