At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on conflict-related queries and mentor junior team members in a leading law firm.
- Company: Join a prestigious international law firm with a focus on risk and compliance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and the chance to work with top legal minds.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for career advancement and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enhancing conflict processes and supporting your team’s growth.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in conflicts analysis and strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Join a leading international law firm seeking a Conflicts Advisor to join their Risk & Compliance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced conflicts professional to step into a senior advisory role.
Act as a trusted advisor to the Risk & Compliance team and wider firm on all conflict-related queries, applying expert knowledge of relevant regulations and policies. You will work closely with the Conflicts Manager to deliver best-in-class processes, while supervising, training, and mentoring junior team members. The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to firm-wide initiatives.
Key Responsibilities- Act as a senior role model and key escalation point for Junior Conflicts Analysts, providing hands-on training, mentoring, and day-to-day guidance to support both technical capability and professional development.
- Partner closely with the Conflicts Manager to ensure the consistent application and ongoing improvement of conflicts policies, processes, and systems, including oversight of timely and accurate conflict clearances.
- Take ownership of complex and high-risk conflict queries and escalations, liaising confidently with Partners, lawyers, and senior stakeholders, and escalating to COLP where required.
- Support broader conflicts activity, including lateral hire processes, new joiner onboarding, and wider group initiatives.
- Drive enhancements to conflicts workflows, systems, and service delivery, while ensuring effective workload management, timely delivery, and high-quality output.
- Identify team training needs and support delivery, while collaborating across Risk & Compliance and the wider firm to improve efficiency, contribute to strategic initiatives, build strong networks, and provide shared out-of-hours support for urgent matters.
- Extensive experience as a Senior Conflicts Analyst (or equivalent)
- Strong knowledge of SRA conflicts and confidentiality rules
- Advanced Intapp experience
- Proven ability to handle complex conflicts issues independently
- Experience mentoring or supervising others
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Conflicts Advisor – Law Firm in London employer: Taylor Root Dusseldorf
At Taylor Root, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the heart of London. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities to lead impactful compliance initiatives, making this role not just a job, but a meaningful career path. Join us to be part of a supportive team that values your expertise and encourages professional advancement in a vibrant legal environment.
