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Head of Conflicts – Global Law Firm – Qualified Lawyer – Generous Salary – City

  • Job Type :

    Permanent

    Full-Time

  • Salary : Generous + Benefits

Head of Conflicts

Leading entrepreneurial global law firm is seeking a new Head of Conflicts to join their London office to directly support a Risk and Compliance Partner.

What’s On Offer:

  • Generous salary + excellent employee benefits
  • Annual gym membership contribution
  • Long service annual leave accrual
  • Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)
  • City location / Bank

The Head of Conflicts will report to the Risk and Compliance Partner and will be required to conduct a gap analysis and to train and build up a team of Conflicts Analysts. Line management and supervision of those currently running conflict checks will be required.

Head of Conflicts – What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Lead on and successfully deliver a large-scale project to implement improvements to the firm’s internal conflicts processes and procedures
  • Identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues arising from client matters, lateral hires and mergers
  • Draft waivers and consent language required in the resolution of conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues
  • Update the conflicts and confidentiality provisions in the firm’s Terms of Business, as may be necessary from time to time
  • Lead on internal investigations and other queries which involve conflict of interest or confidentiality issues
  • Draft and update the firm’s internal conflicts of interest policies and procedures
  • Provide training to partners and staff, globally, on conflicts of interest and confidentiality
  • Regularly report to the firm’s management, Conflicts Committee and partners on conflicts related issues

Head of Conflicts – What We’re Looking For:

  • Qualified lawyer with preferably 10 years of experience as a Conflicts Lawyer in an international firm
  • Strong people management skills and experience of successfully leading a team
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
  • Demonstrable strategic and leadership skills
  • Strong problem-solving and holistic risk assessment abilities
  • In-depth and hands-on experience of using IntApp suite of products (Open, Walls etc)