Conflicts and New Business Associate Manager

Summary

Sidley in London

We are proud to offer our lawyers and professional staff myriad opportunities to apply their talents toward important, challenging projects on a global stage. Our culture of collegiality attracts people with diverse skills and backgrounds who are dedicated to teamwork, collaboration and superior client service.

Sidley has built an inclusive, collegiate culture firmwide and we maintain an environment focused on teamwork and cooperation. Our London office has a relaxed, down-to-earth friendliness, with lawyers and business professionals at all levels treating each other with genuine respect. We value the skills and knowledge that each team member brings and believe in creating a work environment where everyone thrives.

We are located in a distinctive new development at 70 St. Mary Axe with panoramic views across London. Based in the heart of the City and close to Liverpool Street station with all the area has to offer - fantastic restaurants and bars, shopping and sporting facilities. You’ll find a great social scene within the office, with organised events including sailing and skiing weekends, seasonal parties and charitable team activities.

Inclusion

Sidley is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We recognise that bringing together individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives strengthens the quality of our legal work and continues to position us as a trusted leader in the legal profession. Our commitment to inclusion not only enriches our workplace but also enhances our ability to fulfill our mission providing the highest quality legal services for our clients.

Role overview

The Conflicts and New Business Associate Manager is responsible for supervising the London team of Conflicts and AML Analysts and a Conflicts New Business Team Administrator to ensure the effective day to day delivery of new business intake, conflicts clearance and AML processes across the UK and EU offices.

Based in the London office, the Associate Manager works within the UK and EU Conflicts and New Business team and reports to the Director of Conflicts, AML and Compliance Europe and Middle East. The role supports the operational delivery of the firm’s global Conflicts and New Business function, headquartered in Chicago.

This is a hands on operational management role. In addition to supervising junior professionals and setting clear day to day objectives, the Associate Manager is expected to remain actively involved in live matters and technical work, particularly where judgement, urgency or stakeholder sensitivity is required.

The role operates in a fast paced, service driven environment where responsiveness, sound judgement and the ability to prioritise under pressure are essential. Workloads can fluctuate and priorities may shift quickly in response to client and partner needs.

Success in this role will be demonstrated through consistent delivery against service standards, effective team supervision, appropriate escalation judgement and the ability to build constructive working relationships with partners and internal stakeholders.

The Conflicts and New Business team currently operates on a hybrid working model of three days per week in the office and two days working from home, although additional days in the office may be required in the future dependent on business need. Wednesday is currently the team’s anchor day, when all team members are expected to be in the office to support collaboration, training and team alignment.

There is flexibility in selecting the remaining in office days, subject to operational requirements.

To support effective onboarding, relationship building and knowledge development, new joiners are expected to work predominantly from the office on a full time basis during their first few months with the firm.

Key responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each Essential Duty and Responsibility (the “Essential Duties”) satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be…