Legal Conflicts Specialist

Job description

The Lateral Conflicts and Intake Specialist is responsible for coordinating the conflict clearance process for legal candidates with the firm-wide Legal Recruiting Department, and the Conflicts Attorneys, along with opening New Clients and New Matters across all Offices. Responsibilities: - Conduct conflict clearance checks for experienced hires including associates, summer associates, and firm-wide staff; checking for potential conflicts of interest. - Interface with Legal Recruiting during the verification of prior work history, ensuring that new hire forms are thoroughly completed. - Review resumes and forms, following up with Legal Recruiting as necessary whenever additional information is needed. - Identify potential conflict concerns regarding new clients and new employees and provide a concise and complete summary of analysis and findings to the Conflicts Attorneys. - Verify that all searching is complete, consistent, and accurate and that all Firm conflicts procedures have been followed. - Follow up, give status updates, and serve as a resource to the firm’s Legal Recruiting team, attorneys, and administrators regarding conflict concerns. - Prepare and finalize documents fo...