Junior Conflicts Analyst London, England
Job description
The role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Conflicts Analyst to join our Business Intake team on a permanent basis in either our London or Bristol office.
The successful candidate will provide support on conflict checking to the Firm.
What will you do:
- Shared responsibility for providing the conflict checking service to the firm world-wide.
- Analyse conflict checks requests from the business for legal and commercial conflicts and confidential information issues.
- Assist in maintenance of conflicts parties database.
- Maintain related documentation.
- Use IT skills to search external commercial databases.
- Ensure that conflict check matters are accurately finalised.
- Searching commercial products to identify ownership and corporate structures.
- Communicating concisely and accurately with the Business and with other business services functions.
- Document and escalate conflict, AML, financial crime and reputational risks identified as part of matter opening.
- Work with team to ensure department workload is managed.
- Be proactive with support to the team.
What we are looking for:
Knowledge and Technical Skills:
- Ability to develop knowledge, in legal processes and terminology, business resources.
- Attain familiarity with client base.
- Business research skills.
- A basic understanding of money laundering and KYC (Know your client) regulation.
- Broad IT skills.
General Skills:
- Willingness to learn.
- Articulate with excellent oral and written communications.
- Fluent oral and written English is essential, reading knowledge of another language is desirable.
- Have a high commitment to accuracy and efficiency.
- Have good problem solving skills.
- Ability to organise workloads, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to identify potential risks.
- Strong sense of team work.
Other requirements:
Flexibility with working hours as required and willingness to work extra and on occasion unsociable hours when required.
Here at Simmons & Simmons:
We believe our people define us. Our working environment is genuinely collegiate with a supportive atmosphere and team ethos - we have a reputation for being a friendly culture which we are very proud of. An inclusive and diverse culture, our innovative approach and being truly international are just a few more things that make us, us.
- Competitive Offer Package including bonus's dependant on role/level, private medical insurance & pension contribution to name a few.
- Our global skills academy provides our people - regardless of their role and location - with the best learning opportunities the firm has to offer (including podcasts, short videos, live workshops and practical learning experiences).
- Dress 'for your day' Code.
- Hybrid working approach of 2 days a week required in the office with flexibility dependant on role/team/client demands.
- A wide range of international offices including: Hong Kong; Dubai; Tokyo; Dublin; Milan; Bristol; Madrid; Singapore.
- All offices have their own artwork collections - with a Damien Hurst and a Tracey Emin in the London office. We have a long standing history in supporting the art community especially up and coming artists.
- The creation of Simmons & Simmons Solutions - bringing together the best legal advice from our established legal teams with non-traditional capabilities that enhance, expand and differentiate the Simmons offering.
- Top 50 Employer for Social Mobility in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2021 (we have received this award five times).
- We have Social and Sport Committees contributing to Xmas & Summer parties, end of month social and various sporting events.
- We also have a range of Diversity Network Groups including LGBT+, Emerge (Race & Ethnicity) and The Number One Club (Women's network) who have organised various talks and events firmwide.
If you are interested in finding out more about this position then please contact the Recruitment Team with any questions. To apply for the role please click on the link at the bottom of the page/visit the career pages on our website, where there is also a detailed job description.
