The Department

The Risk and Compliance department collaborates with the business to ensure best practice across the Firm, effectively managing all aspects of regulation that pertain to the efficient operation of our Firm. We are in search of an individual who exhibits high attention to detail and takes pride in delivering excellent service. The role involves engaging with key internal stakeholders within a dynamic environment; thus, the ability to manage time effectively and meet the expectations of others is crucial. The successful candidate will become part of a dedicated and enjoyable team, working collectively to deliver superior service to the Firm and its clients.

This role primarily supports the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) & Conflicts team, as well as the General Counsel, Partner & Compliance Officer for Legal Practice (COLP), and the Senior Risk & Compliance Managers more broadly.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conflicts:

• Conducting thorough research and assisting with conflict checks for new and existing clients and matters across the Firm to identify and resolve both legal and commercial conflicts of interests.
• Advising partners and matter teams as to whether a conflict exist and proposed steps to resolve it.
• Escalating complex conflict issues to Senior Analysts and Risk & Compliance Managers for resolution when necessary.
• Ensuring efficient and timely management of all conflicts.
• Understanding and identifying wider risks including reputational, sanctions and financial crime and escalating internally as appropriate.
• Setting up information barriers, where necessary.
• Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, with a focus on rules pertaining to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

General Administration

• Maintaining high standards in filing and managing records, both paper-based and electronic.
• Assisting with the opening and ongoing maintenance of client/matter files.
• Providing general administrative support to the team.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders in a timely, professional, and courteous manner.
• Upholding confidentiality for commercially sensitive or secret matters, sharing information only with colleagues and others who are bound by confidentiality and have a need to know.
• Coordinating with other departments as necessary.

Skills/Experience

• Essential: Experience in managing conflicts.
• Essential: Minimum of one years' experience in a Risk & Compliance team, preferably within a law firm.
• Highly desirable: Experience with Intapp.
• Desirable: Understanding of SRA and Money Laundering regulations, along with familiarity with regulatory guidance.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to manage own workload effectively and work well under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• Personable and confident, adept at building relationships with partners/key stakeholders.
• Resilient and composed under pressure.
• Adaptable with a flexible approach to work.
• Proactive with a willingness to take initiative.
• Proficient in MS Office packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.
• Advantageous: Experience with Document Management Systems.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

About The Mishcon de Reya Group

The Mishcon de Reya Group is an independent international professional service business with law at its heart, employing over 1450 people with close to 670 lawyers. It includes the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP and a collection of leading consultancy businesses that complement the firm's legal services. We have grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40% revenue growth in the past five years alone.

Based in London, Cambridge, Oxford, and Singapore, with an association with Karas So LLP in Hong Kong, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work we undertake is cross-border, multi-jurisdictional and complex, spanning six core practice areas: Corporate; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Innovation; Private; and Real Estate.

As of 1 January 2023, Mishcon de Reya and Taylor Vinters merged. The merger delivers on both firms' strategies to support the innovation economy and accelerate our growing share of the technology, media and life-sciences legal and consultancy services market in the UK and in key international innovation hubs globally.

In times of such far-reaching and profound change we want to be the law firm that enables our clients - and our own people - to shape the world's possibilities. We are here to help our clients benefit from new economies, new geographic centres of wealth, the new global movement of people and capital, and the impact of new technologies and new knowledge.

Our purpose remains rooted in our founding values. We take pride in the diverse range of people who make up the firm and are proactive in driving change and continuous improvement across the spectrum of equality, diversity and inclusion. Mishcon Academy , our in-house place of learning, development and new thinking for our people, clients and contacts and our innovative impact strategy, including a commitment to be a net zero carbon business , also play a central strategic role in the direction of the firm. In 2020 we launched Mishcon Purpose , a first-of-its-kind sustainability practice providing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) advice and purpose-driven insight to clients.

The Mishcon de Reya Group comprises standalone businesses MDR Brand Management , MDR Cyber , MDR Discover , MDR One , MDR Mayfair (in London, Singapore and Dubai) and MDRx . Complementary to Mishcon de Reya's core areas of work, each is led by best in class professionals recruited from a variety of non-legal industries and sectors.

We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.

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