Conflicts & Compliance Team Leader - #1689625

Team Leader Responsibilities:

• Provide daily direction and supervision to the team.


• Enhance and streamline departmental processes.


• Share knowledge and identify training needs.


• Mentor and train team members to develop expertise.


• Manage performance and skill development.


• Collaborate with the Global Head to set departmental standards.


• Monitor department performance in AML, conflicts, and sanctions.


• Audit service levels and ensure policy adherence.


• Prioritize and manage team workflow.


• Build relationships with stakeholders to promote the department.

Conflicts Management:

• Identify and resolve legal/commercial conflicts of interest.


• Minimise lawyer time on compliance issues.


• Ensure firm can act in multiple roles when appropriate.


• Enforce policy to reduce misconduct risk.


• Escalate complex conflicts to senior management.


• Handle confidential information and share dealing requests.


• Maintain accurate conflict records and databases.


• Develop compliance processes and provide training.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML):

• Act as escalation point for high-risk clients.


• Support Money Laundering Reporting Officers.


• Implement compliance processes for AML and sanctions.


• Train team on AML and related issues.


• Maintain registers of high-risk clients and report anomalies.


• Produce management information on client demographics and risks.


• Ensure secure record-keeping of AML checks.

Candidate Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in AML/Conflicts work at a top law firm.


• Supervisory experience and the ability to mentor/coach individuals (plus)


• Excellent communications skills


• Strategic thinker with commercial awareness.


• Service orientated: Recognising internal and external clients and the importance of service delivery.