Risk, Compliance & Conflicts Assistant

The Firm

Holman Fenwick Willan is an international law firm with a strong global presence and a reputation for providing an excellent service to an impressive list of domestic and international clients.  With over 500 lawyers and other fee earners worldwide, we advise clients on the legal issues which businesses face in relation to all aspects of international commerce.

The Department

The Risk & Compliance Partner and the Head of Risk, Compliance & Conflicts are based in the London office, together with a Consultant, four Risk & Compliance Officers and three Conflicts Analysts.  There are also two Risk, Compliance & Conflicts Officers in the Hong Kong office.

The Role

To assist the Risk, Compliance & Conflicts team in providing practice support to our offices on all aspects of risk, regulatory compliance and conflicts.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting the Risk & Compliance Officers in general daily tasks
• Company and PEPs and Sanctions database searches
• Tracking progress of client engagement terms
• Documentation updates and versioning control for terms and conditions and policies
• Ensuring systems data integrity by ensuring completion of correct matter inception steps
• Auditing files to check compliance with firm policy, legal and regulatory requirements as well as being aware of reputational and commercial implications, and providing practical, commercial advice where appropriate
• Compliance reporting, assisting in the production of spreadsheets to monitor client and matter inception process status.  Help run weekly / monthly reports
• Checking that fee estimates, costs benefit analyses and time limits have been updated
• Ensuring that matter closure procedures have been completed
• Data cleansing/integrity for databases in preparation for software upgrades
• Will and deeds cataloguing and database
• Any other ad hoc task as may be required.

  Key Skills & Experience Required

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a law degree
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to work in an environment where quality output is paramount 
• Analytical and organisational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Strong attention to detail and proven ability to handle confidential information in a professional and discreet manner
• Demonstrated ability to work within a framework of regulatory compliance
• The capability, after training if necessary, to identify conflicts and risk within a law firm
• Resilience and the ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external relationships, while working both autonomously and as part of a global team
• A high level of proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel

  Additional Information

• Please note that this job description is not contractual.  It will be reviewed periodically and may be amended or altered to meet the needs of the firm.

• Only direct applications from candidates accepted.

• Due to the volume of applications, only those candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

March 2017

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Holman Fenwick Willan aims to ensure equality of opportunity and we are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff.  All applications will only be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.