At Dentons Europe Services in Prague, we embrace a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Our team of professionals is dedicated to collaborating seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more to support legal teams in managing large volumes of data, ensuring accuracy, and enhancing the overall legal process.
Role
The purpose of this role is to support the business in assessing new requests (being new clients and/or new business with existing clients) from a conflict and compliance point of view using Dentons’ and third-party research databases.
Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Review intake requests to ensure completeness and accuracy of client and matter information.
- Conduct internal and external conflicts checks, including analysis via Dentons' conflicts database and external databases.
- Investigate corporate structures and management profiles to support conflict and AML analysis.
- Identify and escalate potential legal, commercial, sanctions, or reputational conflicts in line with firm policies.
- Coordinate with Global Dentons offices to obtain conflict clearances.
- Support AML refresh processes for existing clients and monitor high-risk clients in line with a risk-based approach.
- Assist in reviewing engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, and confidentiality terms.
- Maintain accurate records and ensure data is entered and managed in accordance with firm policies.
- Identifying and resolving confidential information issues, implementing information barriers and document security processes
- Coordinate with other Analysts and other team members in order to meet deadlines, time-sensitive issues and other challenges.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required (legal education preferred).
- Fluency in English (C1 or higher) is essential due to international communication.
- Prior experience with conflicts analysis and confidentiality issues in an international law firm is preferred.
- Ability to comprehend the commercial concerns arising from the underlying advice provided by a global law firm;
- Methodical and organized approach to work and strong prioritization skills, with ability to work efficiently under pressure, priorities and deliver work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines;
- Ability to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure, particularly when dealing with challenging situations;
- Familiarity with Intapp Open or similar intake/conflict systems is an advantage.
- Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Organized, methodical approach with the ability to prioritize and perform under pressure.
- Strong client service mindset, professionalism, and ability to work in a global, multicultural environment.
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