Legal Staff Marketing in Chicago, IL

Law Firm

Chicago, IL

Legal Staff Marketing in Chicago, IL

Legal Staff

Min 5 yrs required

No

Job Title:
Conflicts Analyst (Remote)

Job Responsibilities:
The Conflicts Analyst is tasked with managing conflicts of interest searches and aiding in the establishment of new clients/matters. Key responsibilities include maintaining the conflicts database and contributing to special projects. Essential duties involve:

- Reviewing New Business Intake (NBI) requests to ensure data accuracy and completeness, utilizing internal and external resources to understand an entity's role in a matter, and engaging with lawyers and secretaries for further information or clarification as needed.
- Processing conflict of interest searches for all NBI requests, ensuring thoroughness for each party involved.
- Assigning matter numbers to new matter requests while ensuring the accuracy of all matter data.
- Assisting in the implementation and maintenance of ethical walls as required.
- Evaluating relationships between companies and individuals and incorporating these into the conflicts database.
- Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the firm's policies and department procedures regarding case captions, engagement letters, and outside counsel guidelines.
- Supporting all aspects of the NBI department operations, including administrative tasks to maintain the integrity of the firm's conflicts database.
- Responding to inquiries from secretaries and attorneys regarding intake and conflicts.
- Staying informed about best industry practices and developments in conflicts of interest and risk management.
- Performing any other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Information:
Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant information management field or have a minimum of 5 years of experience in conducting legal research. Additional qualifications include:

- Demonstrated ability to interpret and analyze information.
- Advanced internet skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Previous experience in a law firm, professional services, or consulting firm specifically in processing new business and/or conflicts of interest is highly desired.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to converse about conflicts of interest issues and department procedures with personnel at all levels.
- Professional work ethic, initiative, and customer service orientation.
- Familiarity with industry-leading Intake and Conflicts systems is preferred.
- Experience with CMS/Aderant and Intapp Open is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and provide off-hours support (evenings, weekends, and holidays) for special projects and escalated issues as needed.

Salary Information:
The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $65,000.

Additional Information:
This job description outlines the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the job classification. The law firm is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other factor prohibited by law.