Head of Conflicts
Leading entrepreneurial international law firm seeks a new Head of Conflicts to join their London office to directly support a Risk and Compliance Partner.
- Generous salary + excellent employee benefits
- Annual gym membership contribution
- Long service annual leave accrual
- Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)
- City location / Bank
The Head of Conflicts will report to the Risk and Compliance Partner and the successful candidate will be required to conduct a gap analysis and to train and build up a team of conflicts analysts. Line management and supervision of those currently running conflict checks will be required.
Key Responsibilities of the Head of Conflicts:
- Lead on, and successfully deliver, a large-scale project to implement improvements to the firm's internal conflicts processes and procedures.
- Identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues arising from client matters, lateral hires, and mergers.
- Draft waivers and consent language required in the resolution of conflicts of interest and confidentiality issues.
- Update the conflicts and confidentiality provisions in the firm's Terms of Business, as may be necessary from time to time.
- Lead on internal investigations and other queries which involve conflict of interest or confidentiality issues.
- Draft and update the firm’s internal conflicts of interest policies and procedures.
- Provide training to partners and staff, globally, on conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
- Regularly report to the firm’s management, Conflicts Committee, and partners on conflicts related issues.
Key Requirements of the Head of Conficts:
- Qualified lawyer with preferably 10 years of experience as a Conflicts Lawyer in an international firm.
- Strong people management skill sand experience of successfully leading a team.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrable strategic and leadership skills.
- Strong problem-solving and holistic risk assessment abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- In-depth and hands-on experience of using Intapp suite of products (Open, Walls etc).