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
• 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 IntApp suite of products (Open, Walls etc)