Analyst, Legal & Risk
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- New York, NY
This is a dynamic and varied role in a supportive and friendly global team. You will be part of the firm’s Legal & Risk function which has around 70 team members across our global network. The role focuses primarily on managing the firm’s risk with regards to new business acceptance. This includes: initiating and analyzing conflict checks for new matters; conducting customer due diligence and risk assessment of clients and matters; and advising the firm’s lawyers on the legal and reputational risks of new business, ensuring at all times that Linklaters’ reputation is preserved, and professional rules and relevant laws are complied with. This is a challenging role that would suit an ambitious candidate looking for ample learning opportunities.
Key responsibilities & challenges
- Initiating and analyzing conflicts checks for new business in Intapp Conflicts (the firm's conflict checking system) and working alongside experienced colleagues in Legal & Risk on the resolution of legal and commercial conflicts with relevant stakeholders;
- setting up and maintaining information barriers to protect client confidential information;
- conducting comprehensive client due diligence/anti-money laundering checks on new clients, and proportionate due diligence on counterparties where appropriate;
- checking and clearing submitted matter forms;
- advising the firm’s lawyers on new client acceptance, client identification procedures, anti-money laundering queries, sanctions and reputational risk issues with the support of Financial Crime lawyers;
- advising on the firm’s client engagement terms policies, procedures and best practice; and
- assisting on various Legal & Risk projects and knowhow.
Characteristics, skills & experience
- Strong analytical skills.
- Hard-working and flexible with a "can do" attitude.
- Team-oriented and able to promote good team spirit.
- Systematic, well-organized and attentive to detail.
- Able to cope under pressure, work on own initiative and prioritize efficiently.
- Good at developing relationships with fee-earners and staff at all levels.
- Strong written and oral communications skills and ability to communicate effectively.
- Experience in a legal or financial environment preferred.
- Computer literate and able to learn new IT systems quickly; familiar with searching databases and searching conventions.
The base salary range offered for this role will be between $100,000 and $120,000 and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees and location, as well as the needs of the firm. The total compensation package for this position may include overtime pay, discretionary bonuses and other benefits.
Technical Skills:
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
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