Trainee Conflict Analyst na Gowling WLG

About the role:

We have a great opportunity for a hardworking and committed individual to join the CAMAT (Compliance and Matter Acceptance team) Trainee Conflict Analyst to join our General Counsel team in our Birmingham office.

Within this role you are required to carry out conflict/confidentiality searches by examining and analysing often complex information and providing detailed feedback to fee earners and partners in compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct. You will also be responsible for client opening and on-boarding in addition to carrying out customer due diligence. You will be required to analyse corporate documentation, understand and interpret corporation information from global sources and ensure the firm complies fully with its legal obligations regarding anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.

About you:

We are seeking a candidate with strong analytical skills and a keen eye for detail, who can interpret complex data and communicate effectively—both verbally and in writing—across all levels of the organisation. You’ll bring a proactive, team-oriented mindset, with the flexibility to adapt and the confidence to work independently. The ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and remain composed under pressure is essential, as is a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

Desirable experience includes:

• Familiarity with compliance, anti-money laundering, or regulatory frameworks.

This is a fast-paced, high-volume role with clear KPIs and SLAs. As the first point of contact within the business support team, you’ll play a key role in upholding Gowling WLG’s high standards of client experience.

What We Can Offer You:

Gowling WLG has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 25 consecutive years. 

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment.  The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity.  This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work.  Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at [email protected] 

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