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Conflicts Analyst

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior Level
  • Legal
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You should understand professional rules, be proactive and detail-oriented, communicate effectively, manage workloads, and build strong relationships. Experience in US conflicts and Intapp is a plus.
  • You will review business intake, clear conflict results, track client terms, update client lists, prepare screens, explain issues to fee-earners, and assist in training junior colleagues.

Requirements

  • Clear understanding of and ability to explain relevant professional rules and guidance.
  • Ideally experienced in working for a larger or international firm.
  • Experience of US conflicts rules would be useful (as the firm has some fee-earners who are subject to US bar rules) but not required.
  • Experience of working with Intapp Conflicts product is not required but would be highly desirable.
  • Be able to work with minimal supervision and using own initiative.
  • Able to work effectively with and build strong relationships with colleagues at all levels across the firm.
  • Able to articulate difficult messages and decisions to the business through effective communication.
  • High commitment to accuracy and efficiency.
  • Flexible in approach and responsive.
  • Ability to organise workloads, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ambitious about developing a career in law firm compliance.
  • Working in a team.
  • Integrity and respect.
  • Resilience and resourcefulness.
  • Delivery focus.
  • Client-centric.
  • Commercial mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing new business intake requests and collating the results of preliminary conflicts checks, ensuring search terms and corporate hierarchy results are accurate and precise;
  • Reviewing and clearing conflicts results;
  • Tracking clients with negotiated engagement terms that contain special requirements around conflicts;
  • Assisting in keeping the firm’s red and amber client lists up to date;
  • Preparing and implementing required screens/firewalls;
  • Explaining conflicts issues and proposed solutions to fee-earners;
  • Helping train and develop more junior colleagues.

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Conflicts Analyst?

The primary responsibility of the Conflicts Analyst is to review new business intake requests, collate the results of preliminary conflicts checks, and ensure that the search terms and corporate hierarchy results are accurate and precise.

Is prior experience in compliance required for this role?

While prior experience in compliance is ideally preferred, it is not strictly required. A clear understanding of relevant professional rules and guidance is essential.

What qualifications should a candidate have to apply for this position?

A candidate should have a good understanding of professional rules and guidance, ideally experience in larger or international firms, and it is highly desirable to have experience working with Intapp Conflicts product.

Will there be opportunities for career progression in this role?

Yes, there are opportunities for promotion to Senior Analyst for candidates who gain sufficient experience, especially given the anticipated rapid growth of the team.

What skills are particularly valued for this role?

Skills valued for this role include strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, high commitment to accuracy and efficiency, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

How does the Conflicts Analyst interact with other teams within the firm?

The Conflicts Analyst will work closely with the New Business Intake team, explaining conflicts issues and proposed solutions to fee-earners, and building strong relationships with colleagues at all levels across the firm.

What is the location of this job?

The job is located in London.

What type of contract is being offered for this position?

The position is a permanent, full-time contract.

Is knowledge of US conflicts rules necessary for this position?

Knowledge of US conflicts rules is useful since some fee-earners are subject to US bar rules, but it is not required.

How is the performance of the Conflicts Analyst evaluated?

Performance is typically evaluated based on accuracy and efficiency in conflict checks, the ability to meet deadlines, and effective communication with colleagues.

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Mission & Purpose

Charles Russell Speechlys is a law firm headquartered in London with offices in the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. We have an unusually broad range of skills and experience across the full spectrum of business and personal needs. This gives us a wider perspective, clear insight and a strongly commercial long-term view. We use this approach to secure the growth of our clients as they move confidently into the future. It has made us a leader in the world of dynamic growth and family businesses, and among the world’s leading creators and owners of private wealth and their families. Major corporates and institutions find our more considered and personal approach a refreshing alternative to conventional business law firms.