New Business and Conflicts Analyst

Our client is an international law firm with over 120+ years of success. With locations across the globe, our client assists individuals and organizations in realizing their ambitions, protects and defends their interests, and uses private capital to help transform their client's worlds.

Medical + Wellness Plan
Dental
Vision
401K Match + Contribution
STD/LTD
Life Insurance
PTO
Bonuses
And More!!

Job Responsibilities:

• Familiarity with, and conversant in, conflicts rules of various jurisdictions and the ability to take initiative in matters relating to applicable US Rules of Professional Conduct and related case law and ethics opinions
• Review conflict check forms and new client inception forms to obtain clarity on parties, positions, and scope of work
• Perform conflict checks that originate from various offices and jurisdictions around the world; monitor and follow up on requests
• Assist Head of Risk and Compliance with necessary research and due diligence to aid in conflict decisions and resolutions
• Process sanctions-database searches and analyze data in connection with the firm's processes, policies and procedures
• Perform due diligence regarding lateral attorney, paralegal, and consultant hires
• Timely escalate conflicts and other risk issues to US Head of Risk and Compliance
• Communicate with Risk and Compliance team members and other firm stakeholders with a brief, concise statement of potential conflicts situations recognized in the conflicts reports and supply possible evidence to support
• Perform quality control in Thomson Reuters 3E Financial Management to ensure that all clients and matters created via the NBI workflow process and any amendments to them are processed correctly and, where necessary, liaise with the Finance and/or Risk & Compliance teams in other offices.
• Establish and perform maintenance on confidential and ethical screens; coordinate notifications and acknowledgments
• Capture institutional knowledge discovered during conflict resolution; assist US Head of Risk and Compliance in developing and driving risk policies

Job Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in processing business intake and conflicts of interest, including compliance and regulatory monitoring in a law firm setting is required
• Bachelor’s degree is required, JD preferred
• Understanding of conflicts under ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and applicable state rules
• Experience with FileSite/DeskSite/iManage
• Proficiency with Thomson Reuters 3E Financial Management, Intapp Open, and Wallbuilder
• Strong numerical and analytical skills and proficient in MS Excel, including being able to manipulate and analyze data sets
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, and acute attention to detail
• Ability to communicate in a confident and professional manner with a variety of stakeholders, including partners and legal assistants
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, learn new processes quickly, and adapt to new environments and procedures