Conflicts Analyst

DLA Piper - Atlantic City, NJ

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Atlantic City, NJ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Conflicts Analyst at DLA Piper plays a crucial role in supporting the firm's risk management function by addressing and resolving conflicts of interest that arise during the new client and matter intake process. This position involves a comprehensive analysis of potential legal and business conflicts identified through the New Business Intake System. The Conflicts Analyst is responsible for drafting conflict waiver letters and email waivers, implementing information barriers, and ensuring that all affected personnel are properly notified. Collaboration with partners and Professional Responsibility Counsel is essential to facilitate the acquisition of new business for the firm. In this role, the Conflicts Analyst will review and interpret conflict report results, analyze potential conflicts, and maintain accurate records in the internal conflicts database. The position requires meticulous attention to detail, as the analyst must verify information on new business intake forms, conduct corporate research, and communicate effectively with various levels of personnel within the firm. The ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure is vital, as the analyst will be expected to meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work. The Conflicts Analyst will also be involved in maintaining the financial database related to conflicts, ensuring that all documentation is accurate and up-to-date. This position may require occasional visits to the local office, but it primarily offers the flexibility of remote work. Overall, the Conflicts Analyst is integral to the firm's operations, ensuring that potential conflicts are managed effectively and that the firm can pursue new business opportunities without compromising its ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, interprets, and summarizes conflict report results.
• Analyzes and resolves potential legal and business conflicts.
• Implements information barriers and ensures proper notification to affected personnel.
• Drafts formal email waivers and conflict waiver letters to ensure proper documentation of legal or business conflicts relating to new business.
• Maintains conflict information in the financial database, including related party information and client/matter narratives relating to conflicts resolution notes.
• Reviews new business intake forms and identifies conflicts in order to ensure accuracy, including verifying information, conducting corporate research, and communicating with all levels of personnel of the firm in order to ensure accurate conflict clearance.
• Maintains internal conflicts database and ensures proper and accurate documentation of legal and business conflicts.
• Performs corporate research on all parties involved in new business requests in order to confirm relationships to existing firm clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 4 years of direct experience in conflicts or new business intake department within a law firm or three years of paralegal or similar experience required.
• Experience writing and communicating in a business environment to present information concisely and meaningfully.
• Experience with intake and conflicts software preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills with the ability to exercise good judgment and make sound decisions.
• Ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating different conflicts scenarios or outcomes and be adaptable to changes in procedures or direction.
• Meticulous attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize and multitask under pressure while meeting deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Paralegal certificate preferred.