Legal Staff Paralegal in Dallas, TX

Law Firm

Dallas, TX

Legal Staff Paralegal in Dallas, TX

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Lateral Intake Manager

Job Title: Lateral Intake Manager
Job Category: Conflicts - Business Intake
Requisition Number: LATER003531

Posting Details

Posted: May 3, 2025
Full-Time

Job Details

Description

The law firm, established in 1920, is renowned as one of the leading law firms in the United States, boasting over 700 lawyers across 25 offices nationwide. The firm is currently seeking a Lateral Intake Manager to manage the intake process for lateral attorney candidates, ensuring a seamless and efficient experience from the initial contact through to onboarding. The Lateral Intake Manager will be responsible for meeting performance metrics, developing and designing processes, conducting ongoing audits of procedures, managing software, training and developing employees, and supervising the Lateral Team and their processes. This role demands exceptional leadership, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibilities

- Supervise and manage a team of four lateral team members, including Conflicts, Background, and New Business Intake employees.
- Ensure ongoing training for all team members.
- Conduct analyses of all lateral requests for the firm and ensure potential conflicts have been identified and cleared in the pre-hire onboarding process.
- Review reports compiled by the Conflicts team for accuracy and compliance with firm standards.
- Compile conflict reports from the firm's conflicts database for attorneys and conflicts counsel to review and clear.
- Interface directly with firm employees, partners, associates, legal administrative assistants, Practice Group Chairs, and General Counsel.
- Handle multiple projects concurrently and pivot between urgent requests and projects while supervising the team.
- Lead and assist with large and complex special projects requiring the review of large amounts of data.
- Ensure accurate records are maintained for potential audits.
- Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and developing new employees.
- Analyze information and perform research.
- Manage third-party software/platform relationships and ensure the team is up to date on software best practices and updates.
- Ensure accurate reporting of data from the conflicts database to other departments, including finance, records, and IT.
- Conduct regular audits of the conflicts database.
- Complete day-to-day tasks for entering requests in the intake system in preparation for a conflict search, including lateral and regular conflict searches.
- Process the daily workflow for new firm clients and matters into the firm's systems, including conflicts, records management, and accounting/financial databases.
- Provide accurate information based on new client and existing client conflict searches.
- Coordinate the pre-onboarding and onboarding process for all lateral attorneys and other lateral employees.
- Prepare intake forms for the onboarding of lateral attorneys' clients/matters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information

- Minimum of 5 years of related Conflicts/Intake experience.
- Minimum of 4 years of supervisory/management experience required.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Paralegal Certification preferred, but not required.
- Master's or Juris Doctor preferred, but not required.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience and working knowledge with Conflicts/New Business Intake database tools such as Elite, Intapp, 3E, Aderant, or similar software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Accurate typing skills.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Familiarity with legal terminology and business practices.

Salary Information

The law firm offers an excellent compensation and benefits package. Candidates are encouraged to submit their resume, cover letter, and salary requirements. The firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer.