Conflicts Analyst

Responsibilities

• Respond to calls, emails, and workflow requests from Firm attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries regarding the new business intake process.
• Process requests for conflicts searches, perform necessary corporate research, and prepare and distribute clearance reports to Conflicts Attorneys and Partners.
• Work with conflict checking systems and corporate research databases in a law firm environment, including Intapp Open, Intapp Walls, S&P Capital IQ, LexisNexis, and LSEG WorldCheck One.
• Review and analyze new business intake forms for accuracy, facilitate any changes with requesting partner and submitter, and process for client matter opening.
• Facilitate the review/approval and appropriate file saving of new business documentation, such as Outside Counsel Guidelines, Engagement Letters, and Waiver letters, including retrieving appropriate approvals for non-standard language and storing in appropriate database.
• Maintain access to secured matters due to confidentiality or ethical screens in Document Management System and Time Entry System via the use of Intapp Walls.
• Perform regular maintenance of all associated databases and applications in accordance with department and firm policies and under the direction and supervision of the Conflicts Manager.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required.
• Three to four years of experience in risk management, research, conflicts searching or related experience in a law firm setting.
• Must be available for occasional overtime during weekends, and holidays.
• Experience with legal technology platforms such as Intapp Open or similar conflicts systems/databases and research tools is a plus.