Legal Conflicts Specialist

Description:

• Independently conduct thorough and accurate research of corporations, agencies and individuals listed as incoming parties to client/matters or submitted with preliminary conflicts checks;
• Analyze and evaluate both the reference source research results and conflicts reports to determine whether conflicts-of-interest may exist with incoming parties;
• Update the corporate hierarchies in the Firm’s conflicts database and billing database;
• Conduct pro-active research of mergers, acquisitions and potential bankruptcies using various business reference sources and record findings in the conflicts database;
• Analyze ‘thrust-upon” conflicts issues and propose resolutions to attorneys in consultation with the Professional Responsibility Committee or the Office of General Counsel;
• Research and process requests including close, reopen, client, matter, and mailing/contact change requests;

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree (strongly preferred)
• At least 2 years of research or Conflicts experience (required).