Conflicts Analyst

Dentons; Greater London, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Dentons is seeking a Conflicts Analysts within Risk and Compliance in the UK. The role involves ensuring compliance with conflicts of interest and confidentiality rules across matters, with a focus on maintaining risk-based controls and robust data handling.

You will review, clear, and document conflict checks within the Dentons network, coordinating with multiple teams. The position requires a law-related degree or equivalent experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• Educated to bachelor's degree level (preferably law) or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Relevant conflicts and confidential information experience, preferably in an international law firm or related professional/financial services.
• Knowledge of Elite/3E and Intapp Open or similar systems.
• SRA Standards and Regulation, Law Society rules, DIFC requirements; able to provide guidance on conflicts.
• Able to recognise when other jurisdictions' conflicts rules apply (e.g., ABA).
• Able to analyse medium to high difficulty legal issues and provide reasoned opinions on regulatory matters.
• Awareness of Data Protection Act, EU Market Abuse Directive, FSMA parts relevant to law firms, Money Laundering Regulations 2017.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and clearing medium complexity conflict checks across the Dentons network.
• Owning the conflict checks from initial review to matter record creation.
• Providing clear escalations to Team Leaders and Senior Conflicts Manager as needed.
• Analysing engagement terms with the Client Terms Team and noting potential bespoke conflict terms.
• Identifying sanctions issues and escalating to Financial Crime Team.
• Adhering to internal compliance policies and procedures.
• Using global conflicts and matter opening systems to review data.
• Leading discussions with lawyers and partners to identify conflicts and potential resolutions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Regulatory understanding

Communication

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Project management

Diplomacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or equivalent

Tools

Elite/3E

Intapp Open

Job description

Department/Division: Risk and Compliance

Location: London or Glasgow (Hybrid or Remote)

The Team

Risk management and regulatory compliance are critical to our organisation and are increasingly complex. To meet these challenges, we have a dedicated Risk and Compliance (R&C) function.

R&C work to ensure that legal and professional practice across Dentons is conducted in a professional, compliant, and risk-based manner balancing our ethical obligations with business needs.

R&C comprises of two dedicated teams – Conflicts and Anti Money Laundering. It is staffed with more than 40 compliance professionals based in London, Warsaw, Dubai, Doha, Glasgow and remotely in the UK.

The role of the Conflicts team is to ensure Dentons complies with ethical obligations in particular conflicts of interest and confidentiality rules as well as other compliance issues related to lateral hire clearances, new client matters, outside counsel guidelines and more. By doing this we provide the highest standard of service to the business.

The Role

Conflicts Analysts ensure Dentons is compliant with the applicable legislative requirements alongside appropriately managing commercial and business conflict risks in line with Dentons global strategy and conflicts policies. This involves making sure effective compliance controls and procedures are in place, to ensure the avoidance of conflicts of interest and the protection of confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and clearing medium complexity conflict checks, this includes managing legal and commercial issues across the Dentons network and the consideration of potential business conflicts in line with Dentons global strategies.
• Taking ownership of conflict checks throughout the entirety of the conflict checking process from the initial review through to matter record creation.
• Providing clear and concise escalations to the Team Leaders and the Senior Conflicts Manager where required.
• Working alongside the Client Terms Team in the analysis of engagement terms, Including providing input on the potential impact of any bespoke conflict terms from a commercial and strategic perspective.
• Identifying sanctions related issues and escalating as required to the Financial Crime Team.
• Adhering to Dentons' internal compliance policies and procedures.
• Using the Firm's global conflicts and new matter opening system and other internal/external systems to review and analyse data.
• Leading on discussions with both lawyers and partners to ascertain the presence of any legal, commercial or confidential information conflicts, and if so possible resolutions. These discussions can relate to highly complex transactions and related matter conflicts in which the relevant stakeholders may possess differing views to one another.
• Ensuring internal conflict flags are up to date and relevant.
• To help ensure that the daily workflow is progressed in a timely manner and in line with SLA.
• Dealing with the ongoing management of matters.
• Assisting with the lower complexity, higher volume workflow where necessary.
• Assisting with Department Projects and Initiatives.
• Helping with other duties that may be assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position.
• Supporting Team Leaders, Managers, and Global Heads as required.

Required experience, skills and attributes

Technical skills

• Educated to bachelor's degree level (preferably law) or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Relevant conflicts and confidential information experience, preferably acquired in an international law firm, although other professional/financial services firms will be considered.
• Knowledge of Elite/3E and Intapp Open or similar systems.
• Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the SRA Standards and Regulation, Law Society of Scotland Rules, The Law Society of Ireland Code of Conduct and the Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC) requirements. Confidence in providing Guidance on these regulations when dealing with conflicts of interest.
• Able to recognise when the conflicts rules of other jurisdictions will be applicable, e.g. the US conflict rules of the American Bar Association.
• Able to analyse medium to high difficulty legal issues and produce accurate and reasoned opinions on a range of regulatory issues.
• Awareness and understanding of the following regulations:
• Data Protection Act 1998 and equivalents.
• EU Market Abuse Directive 2003/6/EC and equivalents.
• Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 parts relevant to law firms.
• Money Laundering Regulations 2017.

Personal attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to interact positively at all levels.
• Professional in outlook and attitude.
• Good team player.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills; can clearly explain and present problems and issues to others and contribute to their resolution.
• Methodical approach to work; takes an efficient and organised approach to dealing with workload.
• Able to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure – particularly when dealing with difficult situations.
• Able to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines.
• Able to exercise tact and diplomacy.
• Can demonstrate initiative and the ability to be proactive.
• Able to analyse and recognise the need for improvement to systems.
• Can fulfill all responsibilities in a way which supports Dentons' values and promotes its equal opportunities and diversity principles.