Conflicts Analyst Trainee

Job Description

This position is responsible for assisting the Conflicts Analysts, Conflicts Supervisor, and other members of the New Business Conflicts & Compliance Department (US and ILLP) as well as Firm Administration with research, identification and resolution ofconflicts of interest issues related to firm new business, incoming attorneys, and various special interest initiatives - a great opportunity for someone wanting to start a career in this area.Client DetailsA leading global law firm known for its comprehensive range of legal services. Our people are at the core of our success, and we are committed to attracting and retaining the most talented individuals across all regions of our global practice.Join our team in the UK and become part of a vibrant and dynamic environment where you can collaborate with exceptional legal professionals, expand your skill set, and contribute to our clients success. Whether youre based in Birmingham or London, youllhave the opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects while enjoying a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.DescriptionKey Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

• Assist in the identification of potential conflicts of interest through corporate and conflicts database research of client and matter information provided by our firm partners as well as incoming candidates; minimal conflicts analysis for low risk clearancereview
• Become proficient in understanding and utilisation of conflicts of interest database, including the maintenance and update of the conflicts database
• Research corporate history of clients and parties related to the former and new client work
• Respond to lawyers and business services employees requests and perform conflicts of interest searches
• Assist the Conflicts Manager, Supervisor, and Analysts in the resolution and clearance of complex conflict of interest issues
• Assist the Head of Compliance and Conflicts, Director of Conflicts, Head of CDD Compliance, Conflicts Managers, Supervisors and Analysts with a wide range of research requests and other projects
• Become a key contributor to ongoing process improvement
• Sanctions inquiries; analysing sanctions hits on potential clients and related parties and outlining critical issues for Conflicts Analyst review
• Conflicts Database integrity
• Extremely accurate corporate research
• Contribute suggestions for Research procedures
• Assist with other duties related to the resolving and clearing conflicts of interest issues as assigned
• All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or servicesThe position requires them to be in the office 3 days a week and does include overtime (including 4 weekend shifts per quarter - these are paid) ProfilePerson Specification:Skills

• Proven ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality in highly sensitive matters
• Must possess strong analytical skills and know when to dive deep
• Naturally curious with a desire to understand the "why"
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strict attention to detail
• Have a highly self-driven sense of motivation
• Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced challenging environment.
• Must have data entry skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Qualifications, Experience and Training

• Previous experience in a customer service related position or internship is preferred
• Proven experience performing database or academic research
• Experience handling multiple projects at once while adhering to deadlines

35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office, pleasecontact a member of the recruitment team to discuss furtherJob OfferAdditional 7% allowance for paid overtime.Agile working opportunitiesPay 24k to 26k

Keyskills :
LawLegalMicrosoft OfficeTrainingConflictsParalegalsAttention to detailmotivationcustomer serviceSupportcommunication skillsdata entry skillsanalytical skillsflexible workingcurioushybriddatabase project management