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Team Manager
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- Posted By: HKR UK
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- Date Posted: 15th Oct 2008
- Salary: 25000 - 30000
- Location: Leeds (LS1)
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- Views Since Posting: 82
- Full Description:
Based in Leeds their office, my client, a leading International Law firm, are looking for a Team Manager to deliver an exceptional service to legal colleagues, ensuring all agreed deadlines, compliance requirements and targets are met.
Initially the role will be focused on the set up and management of a new department. handeling new clients and matters within the UK. Once set up you will plan and implement processes for handling new clients and matters for our owned international offices.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Managing and developing a team, consisting of 3 supervisors and 6 assistants, to provide an efficient and professional service to both external and internal clients in line with defined processes and procedures
• Setting up, implementing and rolling out the function across the UK offices; planning and rolling out the function across the internationally owned offices as phase 2
• Managing new client and matter set up through an online file opening system; ensuring new client and matter file opening complies with conflict searching, code of conduct and anti-money laundering regulations
• Managing the assessment of, and decision making on, whether conflict data detail indicates a likely conflict
• Advising partners on anti-money laundering ID requirements
• Liaising closely with the Compliance Director and money laundering officers on anti-money laundering regulations and SRA requirements
• Creating and maintaining processes and procedures and rigid controls to ensure data accuracy and consistency within the team
• Resourcing, recruiting and training of the supervisors and assistants
• Responsibility for all aspects of performance management, eg probation reviews, performance issues
• General strategic planning of the function
You will have at least 5 years experience within a legal or financial services environment with an excellent working knowledge of anti-money laundering and compliance regulations coupled with experience of working in a pressurised, high volume environment, where output is time critical and client service paramount.
You will have previous experience of identifying, implementing and reviewing processes and procedures and a proven track record of delivering excellent client service. You will have strong management experience; able to motivate and develop a team and have confidence in decision making and standing by judgements made.
You will be computer literate with good Word and Excel skills
Previous experience of working with the SRA’s code of conduct would be an advantage but not essential.
Languages would be preferred but not essential
To be successful, you will have proven communication capability at all levels and strong coaching skills. You will have keen attention to detail; able to work under pressure and respond to changing priorities and take ownership of situations/issues.
In addition, you will have good investigatory, analytical and problem solving skills, a willingness to challenge and question current ways of working and be able to build strong and lasting relationships with senior members of the legal teams, compliance team and other internal clients.
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