Lateral Conflicts Analyst

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma
• 4 years’ experience in conflicts/new business intake department within a law firm or 3 years’ of paralegal experience or similar experience
• Experience writing and communicating in a business environment with the ability to present information in a concise and meaningful end product
• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills, with ability to exercise good judgment and make sound decisions, while maintaining a customer service-oriented manner
• Ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating different conflicts scenarios or outcomes and be adaptable to changes in the procedures or direction
• Meticulous attention to detail and a proven ability to prioritize and multitask
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high level work product
• Ability to identify data integrity issues and subsequently resolve them appropriately

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate
• Experience with lateral onboarding
• Experience with intake and conflicts software

What will your day look like?
As a Lateral Conflicts Analyst, you will analyze and resolve potential legal and business conflicts identified in connection with lateral conflicts searches and draft formal email waivers/conflict waiver letters to ensure proper documentation of legal or business conflicts.

You will also collaborate with the New Business Intake Lateral Team on the resolution of conflicts and communicate with partners to assist in the processing of lateral candidate requests and the resolution of conflicts.

Additionally, you will implement information barriers and ensure proper notification to affected personnel, make recommendations to Professional Responsibility Counsel on how to navigate the clearance of conflicts for portable new business, and perform corporate research on all parties involved in new lateral requests to confirm relationships to existing firm clients.

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We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.

Agency applications will not be considered.