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Job Title Conflicts and AML Analyst - Singapore
Location Singapore
Description

The Department

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.

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