This candidate is a conflicts of interest expert with over 3 years working within both US & national law firms.
They have been working in the Lateral Hires team whilst at a Global Law Firm which has regularly had them working at a high level alongside the Conflicts Attorneys.
They are experienced in:

• EMEA & APAC Conflicts Regulations
• Preparing and finalizing conflict check reports
• External Counsel Guidelines, Engagement Letters & Drafting Waivers
• Implementing Information Barriers
• End to End Conflicts checks
• Complex Conflicts, Ethics and Business concerns
• Training and mentoring new joiners

They are looking to move roles as they feel that they are ready for a step up in responsibility.

Experience

Conflicts Analyst, General Compliance Team | Global Law Firm | Feb 2023 - Present

• Conduct firm wide new business and lateral hire conflicts checks, including the analysis and resolution
• Applying relevant EMEA, Asia and US conflict rules, waiver, walls and general ethics rules on a weekly basis
• Communicating with partners, laterals and staff regarding conflict check results and any missing information or discrepancies from the request, validating the requirements for the conflicts check with stakeholders
• Updating data in the conflicts databases as necessary and understanding various subject matters
• Obtaining the necessary guidance from stakeholders and Conflicts staff while understanding the requirements to properly evaluate the conflicts check (lateral candidate, potential client, potential adverse party, using Excel etc)
• Conducting research regarding corporate entities that are subject to conflicts review using a variety of internal and external electronic databases e.g. Orbis, Capital IQ, google, and print sources
• Working a queue of conflict requests and meeting strict SLAs and answering conflicts related questions
• Requesting, drafting, and implementing walls and waivers where necessary
• Liaising with conflicts attorneys and escalating issues to resolve complex conflicts, ethics and business concerns
• Resolving the conflicts issues that arise during the lateral hiring and new business processes, in line with lateral questionnaire data, department policies, engagement letters and external counsel guidelines
• Preparing and finalizing conflict check reports using the firm's conflicts database, Intapp Open, sent to partners

CDD & Conflicts Analyst | International Law Firm | Jun 2021 - Nov 2022

• Conducting conflict checks and CDD client screening on a range of matters including individuals and companies
• Dealing with own interest, legal and commercial conflicts
• Having extensive knowledge of the SRA code of conduct, particularly paragraph 6.1-6.5 and identifying, analysing, and resolving conflicts in line with these rules
• Conducting searches on websites and commercial databases to identify the UBO and corporate structures
• Handling potential commercial conflicts across offices, escalating to senior management where appropriate
• Providing legal and commercial conflicts advice to partners, fee earners and case handlers,
• Advising fee earners on further details that are required from the client and providing the final resolution
• Understanding the importance of building rapport with various stakeholders, e.g. partners, team leaders
• Training and mentoring new joiners and contributing to the team training programmes
• Conducting standard risk CDD checks and risk reports whilst Enhanced checks are completed by senior members
• Assist with the firm's internal data quality audit and conflict projects, as required
• Conducting PEP and sanctions risk assessments and online ID&V checks using databases including Accuity
• Managing, prioritising, and delegating urgent CDD/conflict queries in the client onboarding inbox

Corporate Paralegal | UK Advanced Manufacturing Hub | Mar 2021 - Mar 2021

• Administrative assistance to the head of the legal team and upkeep of statutory books
• Legal administration, organising and reviewing board and committee documents and company frameworks
• Setting up and populating document tracker spreadsheets for board, committee and NDA documents
• Proofreading NDAs, IP agreements and T&C checks with a commercial focus

Employment Solicitor Assistant | Full-service Law Firm | Apr 2020

• Conducting telephone interviews with employment clients for Guildford Employment Rights Advice Line Direct
• Reviewing employment contracts and the prospects of success at a tribunal based on individual clients
• Shadowing the case worker as they advised the clients and taking minutes

Paralegal (Real Estate, IP, Private Client, Immigration) | Specialist UK Law Firm | Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

• Case managed a trademark infringement case, including trademark secretarial work and trademark research
• Assisted fee earners on a multi-chain conveyancing case, including preparing standard reporting letters
• Filing documents using the Court’s online system (CE-Filing), legal drafting and preparing forms from templates
• Assisting fee earners on private client and immigration cases and transcribing during meetings
• Legal administration e.g. bundling, proof reading contracts, pagination, calendar scheduling
• Taking minutes at family law, immigration and property law client meetings and court hearings for fee earners and barristers
• Conducting basic telephone and email correspondence to clients

Prospect Insight Analyst (Intellectual Property Brand Protection) | Global Band Protection Firm | Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

• Working alongside the international sales team, enforcement partners and global clients, weekly
• Preparing comprehensive reports to pitch to global clients based on global online platform surveillance
• Identifying, analysing and reporting trademark, copyright and passing off infringements and counterfeit products for global brands in various industries e.g. film, gaming, fashion, automobile
• Identifying targets for litigation, anti-piracy work and liaising with internal stakeholders
• Weekly use of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, data science, salesforce and tailoring risk rules
• Training colleagues, meeting weekly deadlines, building an IP industry checklist and an internal team manual

Commercial Litigation Intern | Debt Recovery Law Firm | Jun 2018

• Prepared and distributed Letters Before Action (LBAs) and other litigation documents
• Identified relevant pre-action protocols for individuals and businesses
• Reviewed low risk contracts and drafted letters for unpaid debts
• Gained insight by shadowing litigation, legal department and pre-legal managers and paralegals

Administrative Officer (12 week contract) | University | May 2017 - Jul 2017

• Answering high volumes of client, staff and programme director email queries daily
• Record keeping using Excel, and providing statistical evaluations of course registrations under tight deadlines
• Requesting room bookings, refunds and making student offers
• Contract was extended by 50% as a result of my impressive contributions

Junior Paralegal (Litigation, Family, Social Housing) | Personal Injury Law Firm | Sep 2016 - May 2017

• Drafting client letters, divorce petitions and was entrusted with a change of name deed client by a partner
• Providing general litigation assistance to partners and solicitors e.g. pagination, redacting, document review
• I time recorded, wrote legal articles and maintained spreadsheets using legal databases e.g. CCMS
• Conducting family and housing initial interviews with clients daily and supporting housing fee earners
• Shadowing office and hospital client meetings, clerked at family law hearings, liaising with barristers
• Maintaining, paginating and filing court bundles enlightened me about court proceedings
• I was the first intern from my university to gain experience in all branches and departments during a placement

Education

LPC LLM (LLM in Intellectual Property Law) | 2020 - 2021
LLB | 2014-2018