Conflicts Analyst (12 month FTC) - Leeds

Norton Rose LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a Conflicts Analyst to join their Leeds team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves conducting conflict checks, assisting with new business intake, and providing guidance on compliance regulations. Ideal candidates will possess strong attention to detail, customer service experience, and effective communication skills, contributing to the firm’s commitment to providing quality legal services.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer service environment is essential.
• Good level of Maths and English is required.
• Experience with conflict checking and client inception is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Timely and accurate conflict checks on new clients/matters.
• Assist with preliminary conflict check requests and general queries.
• Correspond with lawyers regarding new clients and matters.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Communication

Analytical Skills

Education

Undergraduate or further education

Tools

MS Outlook

Excel

Aderant

Job description

Ref No. 4532

Job Location Leeds

Work Type Full Time - Fixed Term

Description

Interested in a career within a close knit and supportive team? Doyou take pride in your work and enjoy a role that requires ultimateattention to detail? If you would like a role that is incrediblyimportant to the business, then this may be the perfect opportunityfor you. We are looking for a Conflicts Analyst, known internally as aBusiness Intake Analyst, to join our Leeds based team on a 12-monthfixed term basis, where you will be responsible for providingassistance on all aspects of new business intake.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated lawfirms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, businessand government meet. We deliver commercially focused businesssolutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leadingcorporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries andsovereign nations

With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across fourcontinents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and globalinfluence, delivering comprehensive legal services across NorthAmerica, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Inthe UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.

The firm is committed to promoting a collaborative and supportiveworking environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UKoffices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and workplaceculture and development programmes provide a variety of flexibleworking options to support individuals' life journeys, helping ourpeople pursue their personal and professional goals.

Our Team

Although part of a global law firm, you will be joining a small teamof five Business Intake Analysts and two Business IntakeAdministrators reporting into one Business Intake & ConflictCo-Ordinator. They are responsible for all conflict searches, clientinceptions and matter confirmations for the UK LLP. This includes thefour UK offices as well as six locations across Europe such as Madrid,Brussels and Paris. The team also supports the US LLP with mattersfrom different offices, with a specific focus concerning non-USdomestic offices.

The successful applicant will be responsible for dealing withpreliminary conflict check requests, client/matter file opening andre-opening, assisting with general queries and offering anti-moneylaundering guidance.

You will undertake timely and accurate conflict checks on all newclients/matters and lateral hires in accordance with the firms QualityStandard using conflicts checking software and other databases whererequired. You will provide assistance in responding to enquiries andensuring that the conflicts database is well maintained. You will be apivotal part of ensuring that all anti-money laundering checks havebeen carried out for new and existing clients.

On a daily basis you will be corresponding with lawyers, of alllevels, via telephone and email to obtain information about newclients and matters. You will field questions raised by lawyersrelating to issues of conflicts and client/matter inception. You willalso liaise with the Asset Management and Credit Control teams asnecessary regarding credit vetting for all new potential clients.

You will also handle a combination of other administrative andanalytical duties as and when required.

The team operate Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week, 9am-5pm.

You

It is essential to this role that you have exceptional attention todetail and are able to understand the importance of the work you aredoing, therefore demonstrating a level of maturity in takingresponsibility for the work you undertake. You must have a good levelof Maths and English, undergraduate/further education would be desirable.

Previous experience within a customer service environment isessential and it would be advantageous to have experience of conflictchecking and client inception. Experience within professional servicesis desired but not essential.

Although comprehensive in-house training will be provided, a goodworking knowledge of MS Outlook and Excel is necessary, and it wouldbe beneficial to have experience of Aderant. You will also need anawareness or knowledge of compliance/regulations surrounding theSolicitors' Code of Conduct (relating to conflicts), Money LaunderingRegulations (2007) and Solicitors' Accounts Rules.

You will have the ability to work from your own initiative and havean awareness of confidential/personal issues. You will demonstrate theability to work within a team and prove your flexibility to workinghours. You must be able to communicate effectively with individuals atall levels and have the ability to actively listen to and interpret instructions.

What you need to know

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, pleasevisit our careers site at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We areunable to process applications sent directly by email. Please completean online application.

We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce isrepresentative of our society. We welcome applications regardless ofage, neurodiversity, disability, family or parental status, race,religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity andexpression or other legally protected characteristics. We will makereasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process toensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.