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Team Leader
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- Posted By: HKR UK
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- Date Posted: 15th Oct 2008
- Salary: 20000 - 25000
- Location: Leeds (Ls1)
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- Views Since Posting: 79
- Full Description:
My client, a leading international law firm are setting up a new department which provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated, energetic and focused individual to be involved in the set up, management and development of a high profile and effective business support unit. You provide client take-on support to the partner responsible for the client relationship, as well as undertake new client and matter administrative tasks.
Based out of their Leeds office, you will deliver an exceptional client take-on 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 supervision of the unit handling new clients and matters within the UK.
• Supervising a team, consisting of 2 assistants, to provide an efficient and professional service to both external and internal clients in line with defined processes and procedures
• Supervising new client and matter set up through an online file opening system, ensuring new client and matter file opening complies with conflict searching, SRA code of conduct and anti-money laundering regulations
• Assessing and taking decisions on whether conflict data detail indicates a likely conflict
• Advising partners on anti-money laundering ID requirements
• Liaising with senior members of the legal teams on all aspects of the client and matter take on process
• Liaising closely with the Compliance Director and money laundering officers on anti-money laundering regulations and SRA requirements
• Building strong and lasting relationships with senior members of the legal teams, compliance team and other internal clients
• Supervising the assistants in researching prospective clients using web based tools
• Monitoring processes and procedures and rigid controls to ensure data accuracy and consistency within the team
• Providing regular feedback to manager on internal controls and issues
• Resourcing, recruiting and training of assistants
• Responsibility for all aspects of performance management, eg PDRs, probation reviews, performance issues
• Deputising for the manager during periods of absence
You will have least 3 years experience within a legal or financial services environment with an excellent working knowledge of anti-money laundering and compliance regulations coupled with experience working in a pressurised, high volume environment, where output is time critical and client service paramount.
You will have strong supervisory experience; able to motivate and develop a team and have confidence in decision making and standing by judgements made.
Previous experience of working with the SRA’s code of conduct would be advantageous
You will be computer literate with good Word and Excel skills
To be successful, you will have proven communication capability at all levels, organisational 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, and a willingness to challenge and question current ways of working.
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