Conflicts Analyst

Summary

Join Harbor's Research & Intelligence team as a Conflicts Analyst! Embedded within a leading international law firm, you'll play a crucial role in implementing a new business intake system using Intapp's Conflicts and Intake products. Your responsibilities include conducting thorough conflict checks, analyzing information, liaising with fee-earners, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This fully remote UK-based position offers the chance to be part of a new team, managing conflict checks globally. You'll contribute to setting up new policies and protocols, making this an exciting opportunity for growth and impact within the legal industry. The role requires strong analytical, research, and communication skills, along with experience in conflicts of interest within a law firm.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, or a related field
• A minimum of 1-2 years of experience in conflicts of interest within a law firm environment
• Clear understanding of relevant professional rules and regulations regarding conflicts
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and research skills. Excellent attention to detail and ethical judgment
• Proficient in research with the ability to analyse corporate structures and regulatory frameworks
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, thriving in fast-paced environments with minimal supervision
• Skilled in effective communication and collaboration across multiple office locations

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for conflict searches and individual matter inception requests submitted via the business acceptance system and then monitor the progress of such requests to conclusion (using workflow technology)
• Analyze the information submitted by fee-earners in conflict searches and matter inception and new client requests ensuring search terms and corporate hierarchy results are accurate and precise
• Conduct thorough conflict of interest checks and perform relevant databases searches to satisfy the firm’s regulatory requirements (e.g. in relation to sanctions, conflicts of interest and anti-money laundering)
• Collate results in a clear and concise manner to facilitate clearance
• Liaise with fee-earners (including at Partner level) to explain conflicts issues and proposed solutions resolve conflicts
• Perform client due diligence and enhanced due diligence in accordance with AML regulations as required
• Track clients with negotiated engagement terms that contain special requirements around conflicts
• Assist in keeping the firm’s red and amber client lists up to date
• Provide training on conflicts to more junior team members
• Liaise with other relevant support departments such as Finance and Business Development at appropriate stages of the business acceptance process

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of working with Intapp Conflicts product is not required but would be desirable
• Relevant certifications in compliance or risk management are a plus

Benefits

This is a fully remote position that can be worked from anywhere in the UK