Dentons is the world's largest law firm, renowned for its commitment to delivering innovative legal solutions to clients around the globe. With offices in over 160 countries and a team of legal professionals dedicated to excellence, Dentons offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment.
The purpose of this role is to support the business in assessing new requests (being new clients and/or new business with existing clients) from a conflict and compliance point of view using Dentons’ and third-party research databases.
These role’s responsibilities are:
- Review intake request to ensure completeness of information regarding the matter for the new or existing client;
- Conduct research on new intake requests against Dentons’ conflicts database and other resources;
- Data entry, search, and analysis of data into the Dentons’ conflicts and new matter intake systems in accordance with Dentons’ policies and procedures;
- Conduct research via external sources to establish corporate structures and management profiles;
- Verifying that all conflicts checks are complete, consistent, and accurate and adhere to established standards and procedures for all conflicts of interest searches performed Firm-wide;
- Reaching out to other Dentons regions to obtain conflict clearances across Dentons worldwide;
- Perform data analysis and identify possible issues and notify the requesting attorney or other appropriate party as needed;
- Identification and escalation of sanctions and reputational issues;
- Identification and resolution of legal and commercial conflict issues in accordance with Firm policies and local regulatory requirements;
- Ensure the timely and efficient processing of requests and their processing;
- Ensure accuracy in searching and reporting tasks;
- Contribute to process, procedure, and technology improvements to ensure process efficiency;
Qualifications, skills, and experiences:
- Bachelor’s degree, legal education is required;
- Fluency in English written and spoken (preferably C1 or higher), is essential as this is an international role requiring communication across multiple countries and units.
- Prior experience in analyzing and resolving conflicts of interest and managing confidential information issues acquired in an international law firm is preferable;
- Experience working with Intapp Open system is a plus;
- Strong communication skills, dealing confidently, competently, and diplomatically with internal clients worldwide, persuasively communicating the Risk position in writing as well as by telephone and providing clear and unambiguous instructions;
- Strong analytical skills, with ability to quickly identify and meticulously analyses complex issues and provide practical solutions;
- Ability to comprehend the commercial concerns arising from the underlying advice provided by a global law firm;
- Methodical and organized approach to work and strong prioritization skills, with ability to work efficiently under pressure, priorities and deliver work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines;
- Ability to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure, particularly when dealing with challenging situations;
- Strong commitment to excellent internal client/customer facing service, being professional in outlook and attitude and serve as an ambassador for Risk Europe; and
- Ability to work as part of an international multicultural environment.