Conflicts Analyst

Dentons

Dentons is designed to be different. We are driven to always be the firm of the future, to challenge the status quo, and to provide holistic business solutions to our clients in new and innovative ways. We are the lightbulb moments. The bold ideas. We are the world's largest global law firm, with 12,000+ people across 80+ countries. Driven by the diverse perspectives of our people, our clients, and our communities, we combine local knowledge with global insight.

At Dentons we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability.

Job Purpose

As a Conflicts Analyst you will support the business in assessing new requests (being new clients and/or new business with existing clients) from a conflict and professional regulations point of view using Dentons' and third-party research databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Review intake requests to ensure completeness and accuracy of client and matter information
• Conduct internal and external conflicts checks, including analysis via Dentons' internal conflicts and external databases
• Investigate corporate structures and management profiles to support conflict, sanctions and/or AML analysis
• Identify and escalate potential legal, commercial, sanctions, or reputational conflicts in line with firm policies
• Coordinate with Dentons offices (within Europe region and globally) to seek relevant clearances
• Complete new client onboarding, or ongoing monitoring refreshes, concerning mandates which are not regulated by AML legislation or regulation
• Assist in reviewing engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, and confidentiality terms (where applicable)
• Maintain accurate records and ensure data is entered and managed in accordance with firm policies
• Identify and resolve confidential information issues by implementing information barriers and document security processes
• Coordinate with other team members to meet deadlines and resolve other challenges
• Be a point of contact for others within Europe and Global Regions regarding new business intake matters
• Coordinate with sub-teams within Europe New Business Intake to ensure appropriate assessment is undertaken
• Ensure all new business intake submissions are reviewed and processed in line with regional and global policies of the firm
• Support in the application of regional frameworks and requirements