Conflicts Analyst- 3656351

Job Title: Conflicts Analyst

Location: Fully Remote – 10019

Salary/Payrate: $70K-$115K annually plus a performance-based
bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Fully Remote

Term: Permanent / Fulltime

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $1,000 should the person you refer
gets hired

Job Description:

Our client, an international AmLaw 100 firm, is looking to hire a
Conflicts Analyst on the West Coast on a FULLY REMOTE basis. Our
client will consider candidates located in the Los Angeles and
San Francisco metropolitan areas. This role will pay an annual
base salary of $70K to $115K (dependent on experience) plus a
performance-based bonus and competitive benefits package.

The Conflicts Analyst plays a key role in supporting our client’s
risk management and professional responsibility functions by
conducting conflicts searches, analyzing potential conflicts of
interest, and facilitating the clearance of new clients and
matters. The role enables informed business decisions while
helping ensure compliance with applicable conflicts and
professional responsibility rules and Firm policies. The
Conflicts Analyst works closely with partners, lawyers, and
business professionals across a global platform and supports the
Firm’s broader Professional Responsibility and compliance
functions.

Responsibilities:

* Conduct corporate and other due diligence research on
prospective and existing clients and related parties, including
identifying and analyzing ownership and control structures.
* Perform conflicts searches and process new business intake
requests using our client’s conflicts database and intake
platforms.
* Review conflicts search results to identify potential issues,
independently assessing routine matters and escalating complex,
novel, or high-risk issues to senior team members as appropriate,
and facilitate the opening of new matters.
* Liaise with lawyers and other stakeholders to communicate
conflicts search results, explain identified issues, and obtain
information necessary to support conflicts clearance.
* Assist in the preparation of draft conflict waivers, consent
letters, and engagement letters using Firm templates, under
supervision.
* Clearly and concisely articulate legal relationships, the
nature of proposed and existing engagements, and the status of
pending conflicts matters, both orally and in writing.
* Maintain the accuracy and integrity of conflicts and matter
databases, including updating, modifying, and closing matters as
required.
* Develop a working knowledge of applicable conflicts rules,
professional responsibility concepts, and Firm policies through
training and on-the-job experience.
* Exercise sound judgment and strong analytical skills when
evaluating research findings and conflicts search results and
determining when appropriate escalation is needed.
* Assist with administrative functions and special projects
within the Conflicts team and Professional Responsibility
department, including process improvements and systems-related
initiatives.
* Provide after-hours conflicts and new business intake support
on a rotating, as-needed basis in accordance with department
coverage schedules.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree required.
* At least two (2) years of experience in a law firm conflict,
new business intake or professional responsibility department.
* Proficiency in corporate and legal research using a variety of
corporate and legal databases and research resources.
* Strong analytical skills and sound business judgment, with the
ability to evaluate legal and factual relationships.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the
ability to explain legal relationships, conflicts issues, and
recommend next steps clearly and concisely.
* Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the
ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced,
deadline-driven environment.
* Demonstrated interest in developing subject matter expertise in
conflicts and professional responsibility rules, and Firm
policies.
* Aptitude for learning and working with new systems, including
the ability to contribute to discussions regarding enhancements
to conflicts and intake technology.
* Demonstrated ability to handle highly confidential and
sensitive information with discretion.
* Ability to work independently while exercising initiative and
sound business judgment, as well as collaboratively with lawyers
and business professionals at all levels of a global law firm,
with tact and diplomacy.