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 in the London Clearance Centre you will be working as 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.

Who you will work with

Liaising with both partners and lawyers to establish whether a conflict of interest exists, often in the context of a range of related matters, many of which are highly complex transactions.

What you will be responsible for

Your primary responsibility will be to investiagate and make decisions on whether new mandates to be undertaken by the Firm, can be accepted in the context of current conflicts and other compliance issues, taking into account legal/regulatory requirements, internal policies as well as reputational and commercial conflict implications.

What you will do

• Checking new mandates and to establish if they can be accepted in the context of current conflicts and other regulatory rules, as well as internal policies, across the full range of practice areas within the firm.

• Investigating to understand whether changes to existing mandates create any conflict or other compliance issues for the firm.

• Liaising with both partners and lawyers to resolve any conflicts of interest arising on matters whose scope has changed since original conflicts clearance.

• Reviewing NDAs and identifying any relevant conflicts of interest issues.

• Identifying any applicable conditions upon which mandates can be accepted or continued.

• Investigating information contained in the Firm's conflict management systems.

• Establishing information barriers and dealing with ad hoc questions/queries from Partners and lawyers relating to conflicts of interest and other engagement risk issues.

Your experience

Skills:

• Sound awareness of commercial issues and ability to resolve them pragmatically.

• Good attention to detail.

• Ability to work both unsupervised and as part of a team. 

• You will have the ability to manage your workload, including prioritising your time.

• Flexible and effective verbal and written communication skills and an ability to build and maintain relationships with all members of the Firm.

• You will have the ability to adapt quickly to new processes and technology.

• You will be commercially minded with strong analytical, organisational, and interpersonal skills.

Experience:

• You will have experience in compliance and knowledge of applicable conflict of interest rules, ideally gained in an international law practice.

• You will have gained experience of working in a compliance function, ideally in a similar role as a Conflicts Analyst within a commercial law firm environment.

• Previous experience of gathering and analysing information, by using it to solve problems in a methodical and practical way.

Qualifications:

• A Law degree.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

You will be working with partners, lawyers and business professionals from all of the firm's offices and practice areas.

You will have exposure to work which often involves complex, high value matters that frequently headline in the financial and business press, and also work involving emerging markets and technologies.

You will develop an unbeatable multi-disciplinary skill set as well as client facing skills whilst working with some of the best-known market leaders in their respective practice areas.

We will provide the opportunity for you to develop as a recognised practitioner in the field.

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.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

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.

Hybrid Working

This role follows our 'balanced' hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow, you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time.

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.

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