Governance Analyst II (Weekdays & Weekends)

Full-time, non-exempt position. Offsite with in-office work based on business needs. Must be within commutable distance to the assigned office.

Schedule

• Sundays - Thursdays, 8 AM (PST) - 5 PM (PST)
• Washington DC schedule will fall within the range of 9 AM (EST) - 7 PM (EST)

Location & Residency Requirements

• Washington D.C.: Residency within Washington D.C., Maryland, or Virginia and within a reasonable commutable distance to the assigned office is required.
• Los Angeles and San Francisco: Residency within the state of California and within a reasonable commutable distance to the assigned office is required.

Pay

• Los Angeles / Washington D.C.: $49.09/HR - $60.10/HR ($102,107.20 - $125,008.00 annually)
• San Francisco: $44.69/HR - $60.34/HR ($92,955.20 - $125,507.20 annually)

The salary range reflects what Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP reasonably expects to pay for this position and is one component of the firm’s Total Rewards package.

About the Role

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of legal operations and compliance. As a Governance Analyst II (Weekdays & Weekends), you’ll bring subject matter expertise to the Firm’s governance program, collaborating with legal, operations, and technology teams to ensure alignment with Firm policies and client outside counsel guidelines. This core role within the Governance department drives critical governance processes and technologies—including conflicts checks, new matter intake, ethical walls, records management, outside counsel guidelines, and audit letters. The position involves significant interaction with partners, clients, and internal departments and requires availability to work on weekends as part of a rotating schedule or business need.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to the governance program, including conflicts checks, new matter intake, ethical walls, records management, outside counsel guidelines, and audit letters.
• Conduct conflicts checks for new client/matters, pitches, prospective attorneys, and professionals.
• Prepare and analyze conflicts reports to identify potential conflicts issues.
• Communicate potential conflicts issues to attorneys and other interested parties; assist with conflicts resolution.
• Document and maintain matter lifecycle data in Intapp, 3E, and other systems.
• Complete new business intake forms and provide administrative support for the intake review process.
• Draft, analyze, and review engagement letters; evaluate the need for ethical walls.
• Set up ethical walls in billing and document management systems; draft and circulate ethical screening memoranda firmwide.
• Monitor and maintain ethical screens (e.g., add additional screened employees to ethical wall; disable ethical wall, etc.).
• Process administrative records requests (e.g., file retrieval, transfers, etc.) from clients and other departments.
• Drive both the outside counsel guideline review process and the audit letter review process (e.g., drafting responses, tracking deadlines, liaising with partners for review and approval).
• Advise attorneys and professionals on the Firm’s governance-related policies and procedures (e.g., conflicts, new matter intake, and records retention).
• Collect, analyze, and prepare reports required for senior management, auditors, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Participate in risk and compliance initiatives and other related duties as assigned.

Tools

• Proficiency with conflicts database systems (e.g., Intapp, 3E, Aderant, Legal Key) is required.
• Proficiency with records, intake, and secure file transfer systems (e.g., Intapp, 3E, FileTrail, Varonis, Kiteworks) is desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is desired.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive) and document management systems is desired.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred, advanced degree a plus.
• 3+ years of law firm conflicts, governance, or records experience.
• Excellent attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work proactively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, interacting professionally with others.
• Dedicated to excellent customer service.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to follow directions and collaborate effectively with a team.
• Familiarity with project management principles and methodologies.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Physical Demands: Writing, typing, reading, speaking, hearing, seeing, sitting, bending, reaching, lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Working Conditions: Quiet office environment in a high-rise building, seated the majority of the time.

Benefits

We offer competitive pay, benefits, and an opportunity to make an impact in today’s world.

About Munger, Tolles & Olson

Munger, Tolles & Olson has topped The American Lawyer’s A-List a record eleven times and maintains the highest average A-List ranking in the history of the award. We strive to hire only the most qualified and creative lawyers, with about 80% of our attorneys having served as law clerks to federal or state judges, including sixteen who clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. We recruit and retain the best professional talent to support our attorneys with a focus on service and excellence.