Senior Conflicts Lawyer

RedLaw Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in Sheffield seeks a Senior Conflicts Lawyer to join their New Business Intake team. This role involves ensuring firm protection against conflicts, improving conflicts processes, and guiding partners on related issues. Ideal candidates will be qualified lawyers with over 5 years of experience in managing conflicts of interest, familiar with SRA rules, and capable of delivering solutions for an international business. Competitive salary and dynamic team environment offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing conflicts of interest within a law firm.
• Familiarity with conflicts of interest rules under the SRA.
• Experience with international jurisdictions is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the firm is protected from risk related to conflicts.
• Review and improve the firm's conflicts processes.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex queries.
• Lead internal investigations relating to conflicts.
• Provide guidance on potential conflicts of interest.
• Advise on conflict-related clauses in client agreements.
• Contribute to technology development for managing conflicts.
• Design and implement training on conflict management.

Skills

Managing conflicts of interest

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

RedLaw are partnering with a top-tier Global law firm who are looking for a Senior Conflicts Lawyer to join their New Business Intake team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and play a key role in shaping the conflicts processes and policies for the firm, in addition to acting as a key advisor to partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the firm are protected from risk in relation to conflicts, covering the firm's international and US offices
• Reviewing and improving the firm's conflicts processes and policies on an ongoing basis
• Acting as a point of escalation for the rest of the team for complex queries
• Taking the lead on internal investigations relating to conflicts
• Providing guidance to the Professional Claims team on potential conflicts of interest
• Advising on conflict-related clauses within bespoke client agreements
• Contributing to the development and enhancement of technology for managing conflicts and information barriers
• Designing and implementing training for the wider-firm in relation to conflicts

Person requirements:

• Must be a qualified lawyer with 5+ years' demonstratable experience managing conflicts of interest within a law firm
• Must be familiar with conflicts of interest rules under the SRA
• Experience of handling conflicts of interest under international jurisdictions is highly desirable
• Must be able to deliver effective solutions to an international business

If you are a qualified conflicts lawyer and are interested in hearing more, please apply below!