Conflicts Analyst

Taking responsibility for conflict searches and individual matter inception requests submitted via the business acceptance system and then monitoring the progress of such requests to conclusion (using workflow technology).

Analysing the information submitted by fee-earners in conflict searches and matter inception and new client requests.

Applying relevant laws, professional rules, regulations and A&O Shearman compliance policy to conflict searches and matter inception and new client requests covering varied and wide-ranging work types.

Performing relevant databases searches to satisfy A&O Shearman's regulatory requirements (e.g. in relation to sanctions, conflicts of interest and anti-money laundering).

Liaising with partners and other relevant fee-earners and with support departments such as Finance and Business Development at appropriate stages of the business acceptance process.

Applying judgement and decision-making in relation to individual conflict searches and matter inception requests (including supporting and facilitating A&O Shearman’s processes by which commercial and strategic decisions are made about what new business to accept) and spotting and, if needed, then referring any issues 'up chain'.

Helping to develop internal databases of information for use in conducting regulatory checks and searches during business acceptance process.

Providing reports and updates of items on work list as required.

Assisting in monitoring service levels of unit (e.g. speed of responses and quality of decision making).

Undertaking administrative duties including record maintenance as required.

Being flexible in undertaking the above responsibilities and any others so required.