Dentons is the world's largest law firm, renowned for its commitment to delivering innovative legal solutions to clients around the globe. With offices in over 160 countries and a team of legal professionals dedicated to excellence, Dentons offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment.
Purpose: The purpose of this role is to support the business in assessing new requests (being new clients and/or new business with existing clients) from a conflict and compliance point of view using Dentons' and third-party research databases.
Responsibilities: Review intake request to ensure completeness of information regarding the matter for the new or existing client; Conduct research on new intake requests against Dentons' conflicts database and other resources; Data entry, search, and analysis of data into the Dentons' conflicts and new matter intake systems in accordance with Dentons' policies and procedures; Conduct research via external sources to establish corporate structures and management profiles; Verifying that all conflicts checks are complete, consistent, and accurate and adhere to established standards and procedures for all conflicts of interest searches performed Firm-wide; Reaching out to other Dentons regions to obtain conflict clearances across Dentons worldwide; Follow-up on conflict issues with the appropriate stakeholders. ; Perform data analysis and identify possible issues and notify the requesting attorney or other appropriate party as needed; As and when required, conducting anti-money laundering refresh of due diligence for existing clients; Identification and escalation of sanctions and reputational issues; Identification and resolution of legal and commercial conflict issues in accordance with Firm policies and local regulatory requirements; Identify and escalate conflicts and unresolved issues to the Team Leaders and when relevant to the Process Owner, Risk Manager, requesting attorney or Office of General Counsel; Assist the department with a wide range of research and other requests as may be assigned; Contribute to process, procedure, and technology improvements to ensure process efficiency; Coordinate with other Analysts and other team members in order to meet deadlines, time-sensitive issues and other challenges. Identifying and resolving confidential information issues, implementing information barriers and document security processes; Reviewing engagement letters, outside counsel terms and other engagement terms/contracts; and Perform investigation and analysis of challenging cases, either on an individual customer level or across a specific segment or customer type.
Qualifications, skills, and experiences: Bachelor's degree, legal education is a plus; Fluency in English written and spoken (preferably C1 or higher), is essential as this is an international role requiring communication across multiple countries and units; Prior experience in analyzing and resolving risk requests and managing confidential information issues; Knowledge of process of conflicts checks in legal firm is desirable; Strong communication skills, dealing confidently, competently, and diplomatically with internal clients worldwide, persuasively communicating the Risk position in writing as well as by telephone and providing clear and unambiguous instructions; Strong analytical skills, with ability to quickly identify and meticulously analyses complex issues and provide practical solutions; Ability to comprehend the commercial concerns arising from the underlying advice provided by a global law firm; Methodical and organized approach to work and strong prioritization skills, with ability to work efficiently under pressure, priorities and deliver work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines; Ability to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure, particularly when dealing with challenging situations; Strong commitment to excellent internal client/customer facing service, being professional in outlook and attitude and serve as an ambassador for Risk Europe; Ability to work as part of an international multicultural environment.
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