Risk and Compliance work in collaboration with the business to ensure
best practice across the Firm, effectively managing all aspects of the
regulation surrounding the efficient running of our Firm. We are
looking for someone with high attention to detail who prides
themselves on providing an excellent service. The role will involve
working with key internal stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, so
managing your time and the expectations of others is paramount. You
will be joining a hardworking and fun team, who work together to
provide a high level of service to the Firm and its clients.
This role will predominately support the AML & Conflicts
team as well as the General Counsel, Partner & COLP and the Senior
Risk & Compliance Managers more generally.
Responsibilities/Duties
Conflicts
Researching and assisting with conducting conflict checks for all
new and existing clients and client matters across the Firm.
Where required, escalate complex conflicts issues to the Senior
Analysts and Risk & Compliance Managers for resolution.
Ensure that all conflicts are managed in a timely and efficient manner.
Demonstrate an understanding of the SRA Standards and Regulations,
in particular the rules relating to conflicts of interests.
General Administration
Ensure that all records, both paper and electronic, are filed and
maintained to a high standard.
Assisting in opening and maintaining client/matter files.
Provide general administrative support to the team.
Liaising with internal stakeholders in a timely, professional and
courteous manner.
Maintaining confidentiality in respect of those matters which are
commercially sensitive or secret and only share them with colleagues
and others on a need to know basis who are themselves bound by an
obligation of confidentiality.
Liaising with other departments where required.
To work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Skills/Experience
Experience managing conflicts (essential).
Minimum six months experience working in a Risk & Compliance
team essential, preferably from a Law firm.
Experience using Intapp highly desirable.
An understanding of both SRA and Money Laundering regulations, as
well as familiarity with regulatory guidance is desirable.
Excellent attention to detail.
Excellent organisational skills.
Ability to effectively manage own workload.
Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Personable and confident, able to build relationships with
partners/ key stakeholders.
Resilient and calm under pressure.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Pro-active and takes initiative.
Proficiency in MS Packages including Microsoft Word, Excel,
Outlook and Internet Explorer.
Experience with Document Management Systems is an advantage.
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
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.