Conflicts Lawyer

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Lunaria Partners are seeking a UK-qualified solicitor to join their in-house risk and compliance function as a Conflicts Lawyer in London. The role focuses on identifying, assessing and managing conflicts, client onboarding and related risk issues across the firm.

You will work with lawyers and business teams to review conflicts, advise on complex matters, and support due diligence and policy development in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in conflicts, business acceptance, legal risk or related area.
• UK-qualified solicitor with relevant conflicts risk experience.
• Experience in a law firm or in-house risk function is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review potential conflicts of interest and assess risk.
• Advise on complex conflicts and business acceptance matters.
• Support client due diligence and new matter intake processes.
• Develop and interpret conflicts policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with lawyers and business teams on risk issues.
• Advise fee earners and partners on conflicts and risk matters.

Skills

Conflicts & risk management

Client onboarding

Policy interpretation

Education

UK-qualified solicitor

Job description

Leading International Law Firm | London | Hybrid

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Conflicts Lawyer to join the in-house risk and compliance function of a leading international law firm.

This is a broad and interesting role, working closely with lawyers and business teams across the firm to identify, assess and manage legal and commercial risks associated with new and existing client relationships.

The Role

The successful candidate will be involved in a broad range of conflicts and business acceptance matters, which may include:

• Reviewing and assessing potential conflicts of interest
• Advising on complex legal and commercial conflicts
• New business intake and client onboarding
• Reviewing client and matter relationships
• Confidentiality and information barriers
• Ethical walls and restricted matters
• Identifying and managing potential risk issues
• Advising fee earners and partners on conflicts and risk matters
• Supporting business acceptance and client due diligence processes
• Developing and interpreting conflicts policies and procedures
• Working on wider legal risk and compliance projects

The Requirements

You will ideally be a UK-qualified solicitor with experience in conflicts, business acceptance, legal risk or a related area.

You may currently be working in a dedicated conflicts or risk function, or be a fee earner looking to move into a specialist in-house legal risk role.

Apply today to find out more about this Conflicts Lawyer opportunity.

Lunaria Partners are advertising this Conflicts Lawyer role on behalf of our client. We strive to respond to all applications but due to the volume received, this isn't always possible. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.