Lateral Conflicts Analyst (Office Flex)
One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 US
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal legal recruiters and human resources staff to obtain conflicts information regarding potential new lateral attorney candidates and support staff.
- Conduct conflict checks on potential new lateral attorney candidates and support staff and prepare assessments of results.
- Use internal and external databases to conduct research.
- Assist attorneys in the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest.
- Generate and analyze conflicts searches.
- Work with the Manager, firm lawyers, and other firm employees to identify and effectively process to conclusion potential lateral hire conflict issues.
- Communicate with internal contacts as to the status of new hire clearances.
- Assist with other requests related to the resolution and clearance of conflicts of interest issues.
- Provide regularly scheduled weekday evening and weekend coverage for certain urgent conflict check requests and one-off requests, as well as when needed.
- Bachelor’s degree required, JD preferred.
- 3+ years of law firm experience focusing on conflicts of interest analysis or legal practice experience.
- In-depth knowledge of ethical, legal and risk management rules and requirements. Willingness to learn substantive law required.
- Experience with conflicts and intake software, such as Intapp Open.
- Knowledge of Elite 3E is desirable.
- Strong database skills required.
- Proficiency using on-line research tools such as Cap IQ, Lexis/Nexis, etc.
- Must be comfortable analyzing, working with and presenting data.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills are a must.
- Strong planning and organizational skills including demonstrated ability to manage multiple, diverse projects concurrently.