The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Directorate focuses on strategic compliance and risk management advice and projects across UK and international offices: drafting and agreeing firm-wide policies and procedures; advising on regulatory issues; and assisting the AG General Counsel, Conflicts Partner, Conflicts Committee and various related sub-committees (each comprised of senior partners, members of the management team and Board members), on other professional issues.
The group is also responsible for implementing, embedding, and monitoring compliance and risk practices (including conflict identification and resolution and Financial Crime compliance) across the firm, globally.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE • Legal analysis of potential conflicts / confidentiality issues and reviewing conflict check results (produced by the Business Acceptance Unit (BAU).
• Supporting and advising the Conflicts Committee/Conflicts Partner in collating information from the business and making recommendations for the Conflicts Committee's/Conflicts Partner's decision.
• Understanding and identifying wider commercial, risk and reputational issues at client acceptance / conflict checking stage.
• Liaising with partners and fee earners: to obtain further information to assist with conflicts analysis; to advise on engagement terms which manage conflict and confidentiality.
• Attending Conflicts Committee/Conflicts Partner meetings and advising the business of decisions.
• Liaising with BAU to ensure appropriate confidentiality protocols are implemented.
YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE • The ability to think laterally, commercially, and analytically; dealing with large amounts of information to short deadlines; and finding practical solutions for the business.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail.
• Competence to explain technical legal reasoning behind Conflicts Committee/Conflicts Partner decisions (which may be unfavourable) clearly and concisely and cope with the challenge.
• Ability to actively listen to others and ask appropriate questions, encouraging two-way communication and constructive feedback.
• Ability to drive projects to achieve successful delivery and results.