Job Title: Senior Conflicts Analyst
Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and assist in the identification, resolution, and clearance of potential and actual conflicts of interest related to new business intake, lateral legal personnel, new hires, and Business Development/Marketing initiatives.
- Consult with Partners and Associates, Conflicts Attorneys, Director of Conflicts, and General Counsel’s Office to facilitate clearance and approval on all potential and actual conflicts of interest.
- Search, analyze, identify, and report the existence of actual and potential conflicts of interest to requesting lawyers and/or law firm personnel using a variety of conflict reporting and search tools.
- Research, retrieve, and sort entity relationship and key organizational personnel using entity affiliation/family tree platforms.
- Generate and circulate conflicts and related reports for use throughout all levels of the law firm.
- Assist with Know Your Client (KYC) functions, including researching, retrieving, and sorting data relating to fines, sanctions, political exposure/affiliation, adverse media, financial health, and other screening considerations.
- Integrate all findings with the law firm’s conflicts resolution systems, augmenting existing client/matter data.
- Follow-up with appropriate lawyers and/or law firm personnel as required to perform any and all above functions, including obtaining conflicts clearances, waivers, and engagement letters.
- Assist in the implementation of Ethical Walls as necessary.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree required; . is a plus.
- 5+ years of demonstrated legal conflicts of interest researching, identification, and resolution experience in the Conflicts Department of a major law firm or financial institution preferred.
- Experience with InTapp Open/Conflicts and LegalKey is highly preferred.
- Experience in a major law firm or financial institution environment is preferred.
- Experience with lateral conflicts clearances is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to use industry-standard office software applications, including Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe, Filesite, Aderant (or similar platform), and other resources required. Internet research proficiency is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to research corporate ownership through public sources and related software like Capital IQ is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, follow through, and complete time-sensitive projects with minimal supervision in a fast-paced global law firm environment is preferred.
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written business communication skills necessary to interact with Partners, Counsel, Associates, and other law firm personnel throughout the law firm’s international offices is required.
- Attention to detail and strong analytical and organizational skills are required.
Salary Information:
- The anticipated compensation range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000. The actual salary offered will be based on factors including but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
The law firm is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
Job Info:
- Job Identification: 520
- Job Category: Conflicts
- Posting Date: 04/18/2025, 04:03 AM
- Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
- Job Schedule: Full-time
- Locations: National
