Lateral Conflicts Analyst

Overview

Foley & Lardner LLP is a great place to work because of what we do and how we do it. Here, your unique perspectives, experiences, and abilities will be embraced and developed, so you can excel. Being a part of Foley means having the opportunities and resources necessary to gain experience, advance professional goals, and forge meaningful connections. It’s a place where you can build your career and enjoy professionally satisfying work. We have over 2,300 people who are #HappyatFoley, and we think you will be too.

Responsibilities

• Prepares initial conflicts summaries and identification of potential conflicts of interest for lateral attorneys and non-lawyers (paralegals, assistants, etc) who are not bringing portable clients to the firm.
• Provides support to sponsoring attorneys in resolution and clearing of conflicts and drafting of waiver letters.
• This includes performing corporate and conflicts database research on client and matter information provided by candidates, sponsoring attorneys and recruiting staff.
• This includes checking former and current work for potential conflicts.
• Prepares initial conflicts summaries and identification for lateral partners bringing portable clients to the firm, providing support to sponsoring attorneys in resolution and clearing of conflicts and drafting of waiver letters.
• This includes checking former clients and non-portable target clients for potential conflicts.
• Maintains and organizes several lateral candidate files, being prepared to give updates or provide knowledge about status of any given candidate on very short notice.
• Works with the Deputy General Counsel to ensure conflicts are properly identified and communicated to the candidate prior to start date.
• Works with the Supervisor, Lateral Conflicts and the CNB Senior Manager to ensure any needed ethics screens are erected as soon as candidate joins the firm.
• Works with sponsoring attorneys, recruiting staff and the candidate directly as needed.
• Ensures that communication occurs between CNB and Information Governance/transfer teams regarding the onboarding of lateral files and the opening of transfer clients and matters.
• Assists the CNB Senior Manager in a wide range of research requests and other projects.
• Prioritizes and executes tasks in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of conflicts analysis experience required.
• Experience with lateral conflicts analysis required.
• Equivalent/relevant work experience may be substituted for lateral experience.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefit program which currently includes Paid Time Off; Paid Holidays; Medical, Dental and Vision insurance; 401(k) Retirement; Disability and Life insurance; Adoption Assistance; Backup Care for Dependents. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/M/F/Vet/Disabled.