Pinsent Masons
Job title:
Conflicts Analyst
Company
Pinsent Masons
Job description
Job Description:Conflicts AnalystLocation Birmingham/GlasgowRole OverviewHere at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.Our people are our success, and we work as one team.We are recruiting two Conflicts Analysts to provide a valuable service to the business by supporting the Intake Team are the gatekeepers for ensuring that we meet our regulatory obligations as well as assisting the firm in managing reputational risk.You will be part of a team of Conflicts Analysts that sit within the Regulatory Team based in the UK, mainland Europe and Asia Pac, and who have responsibility for risk and regulatory compliance throughout the 14 jurisdictions that Pinsent Masons operates through its 25 offices. The team is spread between our Birmingham and Glasgow offices.Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.Candidate OverviewWe are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:
- Assisting in carrying our conflict searches for new clients and new matters. This will include:
- Carrying out conflict searches through the firm’s conflict management system or standalone searches
- Reviewing conflict search request information submitted by the business for accuracy and completeness and liaising with the requesting team in connection with queries arising from such requests.
- Analysing information in the firm’s conflict management systems and other databases/sources (including external resources) and liaising with lawyers/PAs to identify any potential conflicts of interests relating to new clients and matters across all practice areas of the firm.
- Identifying accurately potential conflict issues and clearly summarising those potential conflict issues that require additional review, communicating follow-up questions to fee earners and escalating to Conflicts Investigation Team (CIT) where appropriate.
- Preparing an accurate and concise analysis and propose next steps for consideration by CIT.
- Clearing low risk conflict issues, as appropriate
- Working closely with CIT to ensure a prompt and efficient service to lawyers.
What happens next?Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.Our strength lies in our differences.We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.#LI-BOSO
Expected salary
Location
Birmingham
Job date
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 01:54:24 GMT
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