Head of Conflicts

Location: Merseyside

Head of Conflicts Leading entrepreneurial global law firm is seeking a new Head of Conflicts to join their London office to directly support a Risk and Compliance Partner. What’s On

Offer:

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 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.

Head of Conflicts – What You’ll Be Doing:
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 Head of Conflicts –

What We’re Looking For:

Qualified lawyer with preferably 10 years of experience as a Conflicts Lawyer in an international firm Strong people management skills and 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 In-depth and hands-on experience of using Int App suite of products (Open, Walls etc)