Conflicts & Governance Analyst (Temporary, Remote)
Position : Conflicts & Governance Analyst
Location : Los Angeles, CA (Remote)
Pay : $35 to $45 per hour
Experience : 3+ years of experience of law firm conflicts, information governance, or records to bring subject matter expertise to the governance program, partnering with legal support, operations, and technology teams to ensure compliance with Firm policies and client outside counsel guidelines.
Education : High school diploma or GED (required). Bachelor's degree preferred, advanced degree is a plus.
Type : Full-time; Temporary
Schedule : Monday Friday, 9 : 00am to 5 : 30pm
Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Conflicts & Governance Analyst to join our dynamic law firm client!
Job Description :
- Provide subject matter expertise to the governance program, including conflicts checks, new matter intake, ethical walls, records management, outside counsel guidelines, and audit letters.
- Conduct conflicts checks for new client / matters, pitches, prospective attorneys, and professionals.
- Prepare and analyze conflicts reports to identify potential conflicts issues.
- Communicate potential conflicts issues to attorneys and other interested parties; assist with conflicts resolution.
- Document and maintain matter lifecycle data in Intapp, 3E, and other systems.
- Process new matter intakes and provide administrative support for the intake review process.
- Analyze and review engagement letters and conflict waivers; evaluate the need for ethical walls.
- Set up ethical walls in billing and document management systems; draft and circulate ethical screening memoranda Firmwide.
- Monitor and maintain ethical screens (e.g. add additional screened employees to ethical wall; disable ethical wall).
- Process administrative records requests (e.g. file retrieval and transfers) from clients and other departments.
- Drive both the outside counsel guideline review process and the audit letter review process (e.g. drafting responses, tracking deadlines, liaising with partners for review and approval).
- Advise attorneys and professionals on the Firm’s governance related policies and procedures (e.g. conflicts, new matter intake, and records retention).
- Collect, analyze, and prepare reports required for senior management, auditors, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Participate in risk and compliance initiatives and other related duties.
Position Requirements :
- Excellent attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work proactively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, interacting professionally with others.
- Dedicated to excellent customer service.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to follow directions and collaborate effectively with a team.
- Familiarity with project management principals and methodologies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is desired.
- Proficiency with records, intake, and secure file transfer systems (e.g. 3E, Intapp, FileTrail, Varonis, Kiteworks) is desired.
- Proficiency with conflicts database systems (e.g. 3E, Intapp, Aderant, LegalKEY) is required.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive) and document management systems is desired.
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