Associate/Manager, General Counsel & Risk

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we’re looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do.

The General Counsel & Risk team supports 25 EMEA offices and comprises over 60 people based in London, Newcastle, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. The teams work closely, dealing with client and matter inception, client terms negotiation, AML, financial crime, sanctions and general.

The role will focus mainly on client and matter intake (‘CMI’) issues (specifically conflicts, confidentiality and disclosure) but will also involve terms negotiation and general compliance related queries. The role will report to the Head of CMI; but will also work closely with the Head of Conflicts.

• Advise the business on conflicts of interest, confidentiality and disclosure issues.
• Work with global member firm Compliance Teams on potential conflicts.
• Review and advise on engagement letters, NDAs, and panel appointments.
• Support the senior team in managing regulatory issues and risk management queries.
• Manage partner and fee earner compliance with their duties under SRA Standards, Economic Sanctions, Market Abuse Regulation, and other laws.
• Deliver wider compliance projects and review NRF EMEA policies, procedures, and practice notes.
• Manage, train, mentor, and develop other General Counsel & Risk team members and (in some cases) be responsible for their day to day supervision and technical development.
• On occasion, take escalations from CMI team members who are covering an evening shift as well as provide occasional on-call cover for urgent conflict queries over the weekend.

• Qualified solicitor, REL, RFL, or qualified in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa or the United States with 2-4 years PQE in an international law firm and, in addition, with a minimum of 2 years experience in a conflicts focused role in-house in a similar international legal practice.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in a conflict of interest role in a similar international legal practice.
• Awareness of England & Wales professional conduct requirements and experience of applying England & Wales conflicts, confidentiality and client care rules and laws (a working knowledge of US conflicts rules is also desirable).
• Experience of managing/mentoring more junior team members.
• Excellent commercial judgement and ability to make risk based decisions on a daily basis.
• Analytical thinking, strong communication skills and experience of operating in a multi-cultural environment.
• High level of influencing skills.

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know.