Conflicts Analyst

The Role

The Clearance Centre is a central part of the firm's risk management function and reports ultimately to the firm's General Counsel.

Working within the Post Clearance Team ("PCT") in CC Delhi, you will be part of a team responsible for the management of conflicts of interest and associated compliance issues across Clifford Chance's global practice, including Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Your primary responsibility will be making decisions on whether new mandates can be accepted or the scope of existing matters amended in the context of current conflicts and regulatory rules, and internal firm policies.

Key Responsibilities

The fundamental responsibility of the role is to review requests for clearance to amend existing matters, open supplementary matters and liaise with partners and other fee earners to determine the appropriate ways to do this.

In addition, you will undergo extensive ongoing training on:

• UK conflicts rules and their application in practice;
• Clearance Centre processes and procedures;
• Risk and compliance policies;
• Matter intake workflows

Accordingly, the role includes the following responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of CC conflict policies and their application to real situations as needed.
• Perform initial review of submissions from matter teams and evaluate accuracy and appropriateness of requests.
• Analysing information contained in the Firm's conflict management systems.
• Perform research on various databases to understand the relationship with client and counterparties involved in the new proposal and identify any potential conflicts of interest that may arise.
• Perform research on external databases like Orbis and Merger market to find information about various entities involved in an engagement.
• Assist and analyse for existing mandates whether the updated scope of work is in line with original scope of work cleared on the matter.
• Monitoring mailboxes and responding to the requests of Global and local teams of the firm.
• Facilitate and drive the process to completion by following up on requests from fee earners/secretaries.
• Escalate complex requests to the senior team members

Client Focus

At Clifford Chance, we believe in bringing the client - both internal and external - to the centre of everything we do. To do this we need to understand, anticipate and fulfill the unique needs and expectations of each client.  We call this "Client Focus" and to help deliver this core part of our business strategy, we want to recruit people who not only excel in their field but who are also client focused.

We are looking for people who:

• Can demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm to understand their clients' priorities;
• Are self-starters but also team players ready to help others and contribute to the overall success;
• Listen, question and deliver; and
• Are reliable and responsive, who can put the needs of the client first.

In short, we are looking for people who are motivated by client satisfaction and who strive to exceed the expectations of their clients.

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Your experience

• Any Graduate, Law degree and legal qualification preferred;
• Minimum 3-4 yrs of work experience in a corporate/MNC
• Experience in using Intapp Open or similar tool
• Experience and ability to work well with others as part of a team and to also work independently.
• Some experience of working in a commercial environment (legal or otherwise) would be very useful, but not essential;
• Analytical skills and a proven ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way;
• Ability to gather and analyse information and to use the results of that analysis to make effective decisions and find innovative solutions to problems;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple demands on your time simultaneously;
• A quick learner able to adapt to new processes and technology;
• Good interpersonal skills and an ability to form working relationships with others, both inside and outside of the Clearance Centre;

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here