Conflicts & Records Specialist

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About the role

  • Conflicts & Records Specialist at Torys managing conflicts and records processes for legal professionals. Supporting business intake compliance and assisting with records management in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform conflict searches designed to provide information necessary to identify potential legal and business conflicts for new business intake and incoming legal professionals.
  • Liaise with Risk Management to coordinate the resolution of issues related to conflicts and new business intake as well as other risk-related issues.
  • Support legal professionals and assistants with new business intake.
  • Review matter opening to ensure compliance with firm policies and Know Your Client (KYC) requirements.
  • Follow up with legal professionals and assistants as required.
  • Process matter closings.
  • Update and maintain information relating to clients and matters to ensure accuracy.
  • Generate various ad-hoc reports including client/matter reports, related party listings and reports on physical files.
  • Assist in the audit inquiry process.
  • Assist with records management including coordination of file delivery to and retrieval from off-site storage and support of records destruction initiative.
  • Provide after-hours support for urgent conflicts search requests on a rotating basis.
  • Participate in various department projects and initiatives as required.

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in a business-related field and/or equivalent experience to successfully complete the essential requirements of the role.
  • 3 to 5 years of related experience, preferably in a professional services environment.
  • Experience in conflict searching, business intake and/or records and information management is an asset.
  • Knowledge of business intake, conflicts, records management and ethical wall software (CorpIntake, 3E, Intapp Walls etc.) is an asset.
  • Strong analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and exceptional attention to detail.
  • Strong time management skills to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels within the organization.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
  • Sound judgment including the ability to deal with confidential information with utmost discretion.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$60,700 - CA$70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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