Senior Advisor, Conflicts & Ethics (Commercial Advisory)

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Wellbeing benefits and gym access

Learning & Development programs

Job summary

Ashurst Perkins Coie Group in Melbourne invites applications for a Conflicts & Ethics Senior Advisor to join our Risk & Compliance team, with opportunities across Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne on a full-time basis.

You will lead global conflict and other assessments for new and existing business, ensure compliance with conflicts of interest, AML/CTF, and related obligations, and report to partners and the global team.

Qualifications

• Significant professional services experience within a law firm, focusing on conflicts and risk.
• AU or overseas legal qualification (or LPC) required.
• Strong judgment, business awareness, and negotiation skills to communicate with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead conflict and compliance assessments for new and existing business.
• Ensure obligations regarding conflicts of interest and AML/CTF compliance.
• Collaborate with global Risk & Compliance teams to align with strategy.
• Provide clear, articulate recommendations to partners and senior management.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Discretion

Communication

Education

AU or overseas legal qualification (or LPC)

Job description

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

Description

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement and award-winning Learning & Development programs
  
  

The Opportunity

As a result of continued growth, we are open to hearing from Conflicts & Ethics Senior Advisors who are interested in joining our Risk & Compliance team in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, on either a full time, Permanent or 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis either now or in the future.

As a Senior Advisor you'll be responsible for working with the wider Risk & Compliance management team to ensure the firm performs comprehensive conflict and other assessments related to the inception of new business and management of existing business with particular emphasis on, but not limited to, ensuring the firm meet obligations in relation to conflicts of interest (and other associated requirements such as contractual agreements with clients), AML/CTF, and compliance issues worldwide.

You will play a pivotal role within the firm's global Risk & Compliance team to ensure the work being undertaken meets the firm's global strategy.

A full job description, including a breakdown of responsibilities, can be found either below or attached at the bottom of our advertisement on our Careers page www.ashurstperkinscoie.com/en/careers.

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• Significant professional services experience within a law firm, particularly in conflicts and risk
• AU or overseas legal qualification (or minimum of LPC).
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment and business awareness; ability to put an argument across in a clear, articulate way to the partnership and to senior management; requires excellent negotiation skills.
• Keen interest in knowing the business and lateral/analytical thinking: exposure to firm-wide legal practices will involve exposure to various types of high profile commercial deals.
• Discreet and professional as the information will be confidential and sensitive.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to liaise effectively at all levels across the firm and offices.
• Good team spirit: assist others when necessary with the resolution of issues in a diplomatic manner. Able to lead by example.
• Commitment to supporting the team as a global function and ability to strengthen those connections globally.
• Ability to use own judgment to come to decisions but also aware of when issues need to be escalated.
• Flexible and able to adapt to new situations, processes and technology.
  
  

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact: [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst Perkins Coie. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.