Conflicts Officer

Irwin Mitchell; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Conflicts Officer to join their Client Onboarding team. The role involves onboarding clients compliantly and addressing complex conflicts of interest. Ideal candidates will have experience in conflicts roles, strong understanding of regulatory requirements, and excellent communication skills. This position offers benefits such as 25 days of leave and flexible pension schemes.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Flexible pension schemes

Paid volunteering days

Health membership benefits

Qualifications

• Practical application of regulatory rules and case law on conflicts in a law firm.
• Ability to stand up to challenge and be challenged.
• Good work management skills under pressure and tight timescales.

Responsibilities

• Complete intermediate to complex conflicts checks in line with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Interpret, analyze and resolve conflict of interest issues, providing practical advice.
• Communicate regulatory obligations to maintain compliance.

Skills

Experience in a Conflicts role

Knowledge of SRA regulatory and legal conflicts

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job description

Your Role

and What You'll Be Doing

As a Conflicts Officer within the Client Onboarding team, you’ll play a pivotal role in welcoming clients to Irwin Mitchell by onboarding them compliantly and promptly and working with colleagues within your team and the wider Legal Service Teams.

You will be expected to :

• Complete intermediate to complex conflicts checks in line with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Interpret, analyse and resolve conflict of interest issues, providing clear, accurate and practical advice for fee earners
• Communicate regulatory obligations to colleagues, senior colleagues and clients to maintain compliance
• Escalate complex matters to the Senior Officer, expressing your own opinions and proposed solutions to then complete these matters
• Work with our General Counsel team to mitigate risks
• Maintain continuous professional development by keeping abreast of relevant evolving legislation and guidance.

About You

• Experience within a Conflicts role is essential
• Knowledge of SRA regulatory and legal conflicts
• Practical application of regulatory rules and case law on conflicts in a law firm.
• Ability to stand up to challenge and be challenged
• Good work management skills with an ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024 responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands : Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.