Sewell Wallis is working with a global present law firm based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, that operates in 40+ countries and has 5,000 lawyers working for them.
Due to expansion, they're looking for a Legal Research Assistant to use search engines to gather information on different resources and present these to the partners.
The right candidate for this Research Assistant role, will be educated to a degree level and ideally be working in a professional environment.
What you'll be doing:
1. Validate and vet the information on the Conflicts Request Form, using search engines and other resources; potentially liaising with fee earners to clarify and obtain more information as appropriate.
2. Analyse and interpret at times complex search results from information in the firm's conflict systems and other internal or external systems to ascertain if there could be a conflict of interest.
3. Liaise with fee earners (in a clear and concise manner) to highlight or identify any potential conflicts of interest relating to new matters and clients across all practice areas of the firm.
4. Escalate any complex/challenging conflict situations to the Conflicts Manager.
5. Undertake any additional research required using internal and external resources as necessary.
6. Assist in the set-up and maintenance of information barriers using the Security Policy Manager.
7. Develop current kn...