Head of Conflicts
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- England,London,City of London
- full-time
- £115,000 per annum
Job Description:
Leading entrepreneurial international law firm seeks a new Head of Conflicts to join their London office to directly support a Risk and Compliance Partner:
* Salary to £115,000
* Hybrid working (2 days remote)
* Excellent employee benefits
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 Conflicts:
* Qualified lawyer with preferably 10 years of experience as a Conflicts Lawyer in an international firm.
* Strong people management skillsand 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).
* Salary to £115,000
* Hybrid working (2 days remote)
* Excellent employee benefits
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 Conflicts:
* Qualified lawyer with preferably 10 years of experience as a Conflicts Lawyer in an international firm.
* Strong people management skillsand 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).
Job number 1435009
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Company Details:
Larbey Evans
Larbey Evans is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy, providing Business Services, Document Review, eDisclosure and Management recruitment assis...