Conflicts and Risk Management Assistant

**Your Next Opportunity**

McMillan is looking for their next Conflict and Risk Management Assistant in our Toronto office. As a member of the Risk Management department working 10am-6pm, you will play a key role conducting conflict searches, monitoring and building ethical walls and supporting administrative activities, including supporting General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer.

**Please note that this role offers a hybrid workweek. Each week will combine both working at home for a few days and working in the office for the balance. Your hybrid schedule will start once you join McMillan**

**McMillan LLP is proud to be recognized as one of only two law firms selected for this year’s prestigious Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2024 list by MediaCorp Inc., as announced in the Globe and Mail. McMillan has been recognized for its inclusive HR practices, including comprehensive employee support programs for parents, a culture that values diversity and inclusion, and career development opportunities for women, with 71% of managers at McMillan being women. These initiatives are part of the firm’s broader strategy to ensure a supportive and engaging work environment, which has been instrumental in attracting and retaining top legal talent. By fostering a supportive workplace culture, McMillan serves clients with excellence and responsiveness, delivering the real-time solutions they need to stay ahead.**

**What You’ll Do**

This role is responsible for setting up, managing, and monitoring ethical walls, responding to inquiries and resolving issues. This position also will be identifying and elevating conflicts issues and liaising with Information Technology (IT) on software updates and, process improvements. Providing five-star service, you will assist the team with conflict searches through multiple request forms ensuring completeness and accuracy. This role also will conduct conflict surveys for lateral hires, generating reports, updating public company lists, opening and maintaining list of directorships, participating in ethical wall and conflict projects, which includes testing related systems. This position will also be responsible for drafting and revising correspondence, processing invoices and other related tasks.

**What You Bring**

**McMillan Offers You**

Growth

Mentorship and Support

Training as Software Evolves

Commensurate Compensation and Benefits Package

Fun Work Environment

***McMillan = You**

Inclusion and diversity are essential elements of our culture at McMillan which coincides with our core values of respect, teamwork, commitment, client service and professional excellence.

At McMillan, we know we will achieve the most success by attracting and retaining the best talent, and by representing and supporting communities from which we draw our members, the communities in which we live and work and the communities to which we provide legal services.

We are a law firm that prides itself in sustained quality and excellence in service while fostering a positive and collegial work environment which nurtures mentoring inspires enthusiasm and professional excellence. We commit to putting our best efforts forward in achieving our goals, and the goals of our clients. You can help us in that journey

Need another reason to consider McMillan? Let’s work together to help you achieve your professional goals and career development.

**Let’s get started**

**McMillan LLP is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. We respect and embrace the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of individuals at all levels of the firm. This enables us to provide innovative client service, contribute fully to our communities and advance our firm’s values.