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    Conflicts Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - DiverseJobsMatter

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    ABOUT THE TEAMThe team comprises of Assistants and Advisors processing, analysing, and filtering conflict searches in relation to the Firm's inbound client and matter instructions and working alongside the OGC to resolve complex conflict issues and other queries.

    The team is also responsible for implementing and maintaining Information Barriers and Insider Lists in accordance with Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and dealing with general client and matter inception queries including elements of matter management and engagement letter maintenance.

    As a BAU Conflicts Assistant you will work closely with other Assistants in the team and provide support to the Advisors, the BAU Conflicts Manager and General Counsel and Risk Lawyers (GC&R) to resolve conflict and confidential information issues.

    Advice is provided to partners and fee earners in relation to the Firm's procedures and conflict checking obligations.

    WHAT DOES THE ROLE INVOLVE? Processing and filtering conflict search results, conducting legal and commercial analysis of potential conflict and confidentiality issues.

    Reporting only key issues to partners, fee earners or the GC&R team.
    Analysing confidential records to assess the relevance and supporting GC&R in referrals to the Conflicts Committee / Conflicts Partner.
    Liaising with PAs, fee earners, partners and GC&R in relation to potential issues and general queries.

    Processing all queries received into the team's inbox, including the creation and maintenance of information barriers, processing of extend reports and other ad hoc tasks.

    Dealing with compliance related queries with supervision.
    Monitoring in and outbound workflow to ensure internal SLAs are achieved. Compiling Management Information ('MI') statistics for stakeholders. Undertaking project work in relation to BAU workflows, monitoring systems and controls.

    MORE ABOUT YOUExperience in dealing with conflict check processing or strong knowledge of conflicts gained from a legal roleStrong analytical and research skills with the ability to work with large volumes of data and competing deadlines.

    Capable of using own initiative with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. Excellent service orientation skills, a self-starter with experience of working within service levels. Good communication skills with the ability to communicate appropriately both verbally and in writing. Adaptable and flexible.
    Proficient in using Microsoft Office software, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.

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