Conflicts Analyst

About the firm

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years. The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government across Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. The firm is recognized for leading practices in asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

About the role

The Conflicts Analyst supports the firm's critical risk management function by performing all duties associated with conflict of interest reporting, including research, corporate business structure analysis, generating conflicts reports, and drafting waivers. This role relates to the intake of new business, hiring of lateral personnel, and other department functions. This is a non-exempt position within the firm’s Office of the General Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive corporate research from multiple sources, analyze and apply this knowledge to build corporate trees based on the department’s algorithms.
• Review, analyze, and interpret complex search results as part of the conflict analysis and reporting process pursuant to the rules of professional conduct.
• Generate conflict reports and follow up on outstanding conflict requests, often performed on an urgent basis.
• Review contents of conflicts reports, provide analysis of relevant conflict issues, and identify means for resolution.
• Communicate relevant substantive information and appropriate next steps to attorneys, including the need for waivers, review basic contents of waivers once returned, and escalate complex issues.
• Assist with drafting and revising waiver language, as necessary and subject to appropriate supervision.
• Request and record all necessary conflict resolution documentation, including waivers or engagement letters, to facilitate the clearance of actual or potential conflicts.
• Assist in triaging and processing lateral, bankruptcy, and independence memo searches.
• Create new matter files and maintain client and matter data in the Elite billing system.
• Perform other special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Capabilities:

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm’s internal and personnel affairs.
• Willingness to accept and proactively perform delegated assignments in a cooperative manner, subject to Manager supervision.
• Ability to interact effectively with colleagues at the firm, including attorneys and support staff.
• Flexibility to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple, detailed tasks.
• Team-oriented with the ability to share information, goals, opportunities, successes, and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.

Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Experience in a compliance, regulatory, financial, or legal environment strongly preferred.
• Experience in a legal conflicts environment preferred.
• Database research experience (such as Lexis, Elite, and LegalKey/Elegrity/Intapp/iManage) preferred.
• Exceptional customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong PC and data entry skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, verbal and written communication skills, and solid work ethic.

Pay

The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents the firm's good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. This role is also eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications, experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.

• Boston; Washington DC; Chicago; Los Angeles: $77,000 - $117,450
• New York City: $84,000 - $128,100
• San Francisco; Silicon Valley: $87,500 - $133,450

Schedule

This role follows a non-traditional schedule, with working hours set for Monday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Working Conditions

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development, and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.