Conflicts Analyst Assistant - Johannesburg at Hogan Lovells

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the identification of potential conflicts of interest through corporate and conflicts database research of client and matter information provided by our firm partners as well as incoming candidates, minimal conflicts analysis for low-risk clearance review.
• Become proficient in understanding and utilization of conflicts of interest database, including the maintenance and update of the conflicts database.
• Research corporate history of clients and parties related tthe former and new client work.
• Respond tlawyers’ and business services employees’ requests and perform conflicts of interest searches.
• Assist the Conflicts Manager, Supervisor, and Analysts in the resolution and clearance of complex conflict of interest issues.
• Assist the Head of Compliance and Conflicts, Director of Conflicts, Head of CDD Compliance, Conflicts Managers, Supervisors and Analysts with a wide range of research requests and other projects.
• Become a key contributor tongoing process improvement.
• Sanctions inquiries; analyzing sanctions hits on potential clients and related parties and outlining critical issues for Conflicts Analyst review.
• Conflicts Database integrity.
• Extremely accurate corporate research.
• Contribute suggestions for Research procedures.
• Assist with other duties related tthe resolving and clearing conflicts of interest issues as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proven ability tmaintain the utmost confidentiality in highly sensitive matters
• Must possess strong analytical skills and know when tdive deep
• Naturally curious with a desire tunderstand the “why”
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strict attention tdetail
• Have a highly self-driven sense of motivation
• Ability and willingness twork in a fast-paced challenging environment.
• Must have data entry skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• 2-year degree is required, bachelor’s degree is strongly preferred
• Previous experience in a customer service-related position or internship is preferred
• Proven experience performing database or academic research
• Experience handling multiple projects at once while adhering tdeadlines