Conflicts Associate

Soni is supporting a global law firm with a strong global footprint in its search for a Conflicts Analyst. This employee will handle client intake and provide expertise in searching, reviewing, and clearing conflicts results. The position offers an exciting opportunity to join this firm at a pivotal time in its journey into becoming a powerful force in the US market. The Conflicts Analyst will sit on the Compliance & Risk Team, and help shape new processes.


Responsibilities:

• Review new business intake requests and collate the results of preliminary conflicts checks, ensuring search terms and corporate hierarchy results are accurate and precise
• Review and clear conflicts results and handling governance matters
• Track clients with negotiated engagement terms that contain special requirements around conflicts
• Actively working through vendor contracts, data privacy, and compliance across finance crime, risk management, client engagement terms, master services agreements, complaints and claims
• Assist in keeping the firm's client lists and clearances up to date
• Prepare and implement required screens/firewalls
• Assisting on AML and other client on-boarding requirements as needed
• Explain conflicts issues and proposed solutions to fee-earners
• Help train and develop more junior colleagues and fee-earners
• Comply with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the New York and Connecticut Bar Rules

• 3+ yrs' experience related experience handling conflicts and new client intakes
• Experience working in a law firm, or professional services setting handling similar duties and responsibilities
• Experience/knowledge of US business, intake and conflicts processes and regulations

• Experience using Intapp
• RIsk management and compliance experience