Risk and Conflicts Manager

Location
England, South Yorkshire, Sheffield
Salary
£35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted
15 Feb 2018
Closes
15 Mar 2018
Ref
13898076/001
Contact
Jodie Woodhouse
Practice Area
Compliance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Excellent opportunity to join a large international law firm with offices in Sheffield.

Client Details

Our client is a highly rated commercial law firm with offices across the globe. They are extremely forward thinking and are driven by technology. They now require a Risk and Conflicts Manager to lead a new team based in Sheffield.

Description

As a Risk and Conflicts Manager you will be responsible for a new team of 5 Conflict Analysts. You will need to lead from the front and provide strategy and guidance to junior staff members.

You will personally act as an escalation point for conflict issues taking into account legal and regulatory requirements, firm policy, as well as reputational and commercial conflict implications.

The role is comprised of a combination of concise legal and business research and conflicts of interest analysis. It will involve identifying, reviewing / analysing conflicts reports, liaising with fee earners in order to ascertain if there is or could be a legal or commercial conflict.

Profile

The successful Risk and Conflicts Manager will have previous experience in a similar role.

Line management experience is not essential and this could suit someone wishing to step up into their first management role.

Job Offer

£35,000+ dependent on skills and experience