Mnc Company jobs in Delhi

Company Description

Who we are

As a global law firm our work spans jurisdictions, cultures, and languages – and so do our people.

Our culture is collaborative and inclusive — where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued. Where performing to your highest ability, unlocks equal access to opportunities to learn, thrive and grow.

We combine deep legal expertise and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect, and defend our clients' businesses, across every critical moment.

We operate in the sectors and regions that matter to our clients. With forward-thinking insights and innovative, tech-enabled solutions that combine deep knowledge of their sectors and markets.

You’ll build connections and work with colleagues as one global team. You’ll unlock opportunities for clients, across borders, cultures, legal and commercial disciplines.

Join us to work with colleagues as one global team – empowering each other to be exceptional and create advantage for our clients.

Our India team is a well-established and integral part of the firm’s global operations, delivering high-value support across a wide spectrum of functions. With over 800 business professionals based in Gurugram and Hyderabad, we’ve been driving operational excellence and innovation for more than 15 years.

We contribute to global success in areas such as Information Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Risk & Compliance, Legal Support, Research & Knowledge, Document Production, Virtual Executive Assistance, Programme Management, Client & Market Development, and Continuous Improvement.

Job Description

The role

The Clearance Centre is a central part of the firm's risk management function and reports ultimately to the firm's General Counsel.

Who you will work with

Working within the Post Clearance Team ("PCT") in CC Delhi, you will be part of a team responsible for the management of conflicts of interest and associated compliance issues across Clifford Chance's global practice, including Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Your primary responsibility will be making decisions on whether new mandates can be accepted or the scope of existing matters amended in the context of current conflicts and regulatory rules, and internal firm policies.

What you will be responsible for

The fundamental responsibility of the role is to review requests for clearance to amend existing matters, open supplementary matters and liaise with partners and other fee earners to determine the appropriate ways to do this.

In addition, you will undergo extensive ongoing training on:

• UK conflicts rules and their application in practice;
• Clearance Centre processes and procedures;
• Risk and compliance policies;
Matter intake workflows

What you will do

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of CC conflict policies and their application to real situations as needed.
• Perform initial review of submissions from matter teams and evaluate accuracy and appropriateness of requests.
• Analysing information contained in the Firm's conflict management systems.
• Perform research on various databases to understand the relationship with client and counterparties involved in the new proposal and identify any potential conflicts of interest that may arise.
• Perform research on external databases like Orbis and Merger market to find information about various entities involved in an engagement.
• Assist and analyse for existing mandates whether the updated scope of work is in line with original scope of work cleared on the matter.
• Monitoring mailboxes and responding to the requests of Global and local teams of the firm.
• Facilitate and drive the process to completion by following up on requests from fee earners/secretaries.
Escalate complex requests to the senior team members.

Qualifications

Your experience

• Any Graduate, Law degree and legal qualification preferred;
• Minimum 3-4 yrs of work experience in a corporate/MNC;
• Experience in using Intapp Open or similar tool;
• Experience and ability to work well with others as part of a team and to also work independently;
• Some experience of working in a commercial environment (legal or otherwise) would be very useful, but not essential;
• Analytical skills and a proven ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way;
• Ability to gather and analyse information and to use the results of that analysis to make effective decisions and find innovative solutions to problems;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple demands on your time simultaneously;
• A quick learner able to adapt to new processes and technology;
Good interpersonal skills and an ability to form working relationships with others, both inside and outside of the Clearance Centre.

Additional Information

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we forge an inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued. It’s a culture where everyone has equal access to opportunities to thrive and succeed. We are guided by our values-based Code, which sets high standards of conduct and has a principle focused on being inclusive.

We comply with the law and regulations in every location where we operate and we are committed to delivering fair and equal access to all applicants and employees irrespective of background. This applies across all aspects of employment from recruitment and selection to development, progression, and day-to-day working life.

Our global network of affinity, faith and support groups are open to all. These communities help to create an environment where everyone at the firm can feel they belong and can reach their full potential.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.