Conflicts Analyst
DLA Piper is a bold, exceptional, collaborative, and supportive firm where our people are the backbone, heart, and soul. This is a place to engage in meaningful work and grow your career at any stage of your professional journey.
About the role
The Conflicts Analyst supports the firm’s critical risk management function by performing duties associated with conflict of interest resolution, including analyzing and resolving potential legal and business conflicts identified in connection with new client and matter intake forms.
Responsibilities
- Reviews, interprets, and summarizes conflict report results.
- Analyzes and resolves potential legal and business conflicts.
- Implements information barriers and ensures proper notification to affected personnel.
- Drafts formal email waivers and conflict waiver letters to document legal or business conflicts relating to new business.
- Maintains conflict information in the financial database, including related party information and client/matter narratives.
- Reviews new business intake forms and identifies conflicts to ensure accuracy, including verifying information, conducting corporate research, and communicating with firm personnel.
- Maintains internal conflicts database and ensures proper documentation of legal and business conflicts.
- Performs corporate research on all parties involved in new business requests to confirm relationships with existing firm clients.
- Other duties as assigned.
Skills
- Experience writing and communicating in a business environment to present information concisely.
- Experience with intake and conflicts software preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written business communication skills, with demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and make sound decisions while maintaining a customer service-oriented manner.
- Ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating conflicts scenarios and adapt to changes in procedures or direction.
- Meticulous attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize and multitask under pressure while meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality work product.
- Ability to identify data integrity issues and resolve them appropriately.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Paralegal certificate preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years’ direct experience in conflicts or new business intake department within a law firm, or paralegal or similar experience.
Essential Job Expectations
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties.
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner.
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product.
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required.
- Foster positive work relationships.
- Comply with all firm policies and practices.
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as working at a computer for extended periods, participating in digital/virtual conference calls, and attending meetings as needed.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Perform all other duties, tasks, or projects as assigned.
Physical Demands
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
Schedule
This position offers a hybrid work schedule and can be based in any of our US office locations.
Pay
The firm’s expected hiring range for this position is $34.09 - $53.18 per hour, depending on the candidate’s geographic market location, experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications. Non-exempt positions will be paid on an hourly basis and include overtime in accordance with applicable laws.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan.