Conflicts Lawyer
- Recruiter
- Career Legal, Paralegals
- Location
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London (Central), London (Greater)
London (Central)London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £100,000
- Posted
- 10 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 08 Sep 2017
- Ref
- AS910352
- Job Title
- Head of Compliance
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Key Responsibilities
Our client is a Top 20 law firm in the heart of London. As a Conflicts Lawyer you will analyse and make decisions on conflicts and other compliance issues for mandates to be undertaken by the Firm, considering legal/regulatory requirements as well as reputational and commercial conflict implications. Accordingly, the role includes the following responsibilities:
- Assessing whether new mandates can be accepted in the context of current conflicts and other regulatory rules, as well as internal policies, across the firm.
- Determine whether changes to existing mandates create conflict or other compliance issues for the firm.
- Identify applicable conditions upon which mandates can be accepted or continued.
- Liaise with relevant people to establish whether a conflict of interest exists.
- Establishing information barriers.
- Be the point of contact for ad-hoc questions/queries from Partners and lawyers relating to conflicts of interest and other engagement risk issues.
Skills and Qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with experience of working in a commercial law environment
- Proven ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way
- The ability to form working relationships with others, both inside and outside of the Clearance Centre.