Duties & Responsibilities
- Define effective search strategies and conduct conflicts searches for new business and potential lateral matters using the firm’s internal electronic database.
- Analyze, articulate and communicate search results to firm attorneys, including the identification and suggested resolution of potential conflicts.
- Perform comprehensive corporate research using online databases to accurately determine corporate affiliations and relationships.
- Work collaboratively with Conflicts Counsel, Conflicts Attorneys, General Counsel, firm attorneys and the conflicts team to aid in conflicts resolution.
- Draft engagement letters, conflict waivers and ethical screen memorandums for review.
- Assist in the ongoing review, reconciliation and clean-up of the firm’s existing client/matter information and conflicts database.
- Provide excellent customer service to legal assistants and firm attorneys.
- Must have ability and willingness to work remotely outside of normal business hours as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of experience working in a law firm conflicts department that utilizes Intapp (strongly preferred) or equivalent conflicts software.
- Working knowledge of professional responsibility and legal ethics rules pertaining to conflicts.
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and projects while providing an accurate work product in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to think critically, independently and decisively.
- Ability to take initiative and adapt to changes in workflow, processes and procedures.
- Ability to work effectively in a team atmosphere.
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to scale communications to all levels within the firm and translate complex issues into simple concepts.