Conflicts Analyst Assistant - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Page Group

Page Group
Page Group
Verified Company
Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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.


Client Details

Department Description
Hogan Lovells New Business Conflicts Department is charged with investigating legal conflicts of interest and firm business issues.

If conflicts of interest or business issues are identified, the department is charged with rectifying those issues prior tothe matter being approved by a partner on the Ethics Committee and a firm matter number being opened.


Description

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities:


  • Become proficient in understanding and utilization 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 services_

Profile

Person 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 selfdriven sense of motivation
  • Ability and willingness to work in a fastpaced 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 further

Job Offer
Pay - 25k to 26k

Agile working opportunities
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