Senior Conflicts Analyst (New Business)
COMPANY PROFILE:
Our client is a premier global law firm renowned for guiding high-growth technology and life sciences companies, venture capital firms, and institutional investors from startup through IPO and beyond. Founded over a century ago, the firm has grown into one of the highest-grossing law firms in the world, with more than a thousand attorneys across offices in the United States, Asia, and Europe. This is a West Coast-based role, and can be located at any of the firm's West Coast offices.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS of our Client
Our client offers a competitive compensation plan with generous benefits, along with the opportunity to build deep subject-matter expertise while working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment alongside experienced attorneys and business professionals.
THE ROLE YOU WILL PLAY:
- Analyze and process all conflicts requests, including complex and high-volume/bulk matters, to confirm that firm engagements and hires are clear from a business and ethical perspective
- Prepare database search terms and generate conflicts reports for related parties across all incoming requests
- Conduct corporate research to confirm the identity of parties associated with each request and flag potential conflicts or high-profile issues
- Review and analyze conflicts reports and supporting documentation to identify existing and potential conflicts
- Interpret database results and conflicts reports for partners, counsel, attorneys, and business professionals
- Prepare clear, comprehensive summaries of the prospective conflicts landscape based on applicable rules of professional conduct
- Communicate directly with partners and attorneys, via email and phone, to investigate issues and propose resolutions
- Provide regular status updates to responsible attorneys and other stakeholders throughout the clearance process
- Maintain detailed conflicts resolution notes and documentation for each request
- Request waivers where consent is required and confirm that all conflicts have been resolved
- Draft conflict waivers and engagement letters as needed
- Advise attorneys and counsel on special circumstances involving complicated requests
- Draft and implement ethical screens as necessary
- Monitor current legal and ethics trends; conduct conflicts-related case law and legal ethics research
- Provide conflicts training to secretaries, paralegals, attorneys, and business professionals as needed
BACKGROUND PROFILE:
- 5+ years of progressive experience in a law firm, legal environment, or conflicts department, including 3+ years focused on conflicts or legal intake
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and conflicts/business-intake database systems
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the proven ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage an elevated scope of responsibility
- Working knowledge of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and applicable state bar rules of professional conduct
- General understanding of corporate law practice and the ability to conduct legal and corporate research
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable communicating professionally with attorneys and firm leadership
- Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple, time-sensitive matters while upholding legal and ethical standards
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment; availability to work extended hours, including weekends, as required
- Bachelor’s degree; JD a plus (preferred)
- Experience with end-to-end conflicts resolution (preferred)
- Paralegal certificate, or completion of an ethics course in a paralegal program (preferred)
- Prior experience as a paralegal or legal researcher in a law firm (preferred)
ABOUT ABA Search
At ABA, we value professionalism, honesty, and hard work. We are positive, innovative thinkers who use creativity to turn challenges into opportunities. We love to learn and continuously seek new ways to deepen our expertise in the Legal and Life Sciences industries. We are passionate about staffing and committed to the success of our clients and candidates. That is what makes us “the name to know in recruitment.”
