Lateral Intake Specialist

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma
• 2 years' experience in conflicts or new business intake department; or 3 years' experience working in a compliance, legal, regulatory, financial, corporate or ticketing system environment
• Experience writing and communicating in a business environment in order to present information in a concise and meaningful end product
• Excellent verbal and written business communication skills, with demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and make sound decisions, while maintaining a customer service-oriented manner
• Ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating different conflicts scenarios or outcomes and be adaptable to changes in the procedures or direction
• Must have meticulous attention to detail and a proven ability to prioritize and multitask, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high level work product
• Ability to identify data integrity issues and subsequently resolve them appropriately

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate
• Experience working in a law firm environment
• Experience with intake and conflicts software

What will your day look like?
As an Lateral Intake Specialist, you will support the firm’s critical risk management function by performing all duties associated with conflicts of interest reporting related to the onboarding of new lateral candidates, including: conducting research on corporate business structures; reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting conflicts search results; generating conflicts reports; utilizing conflicts applications and research methods in order to assess potential legal and business conflicts; providing a foundational understanding of potential business and ethical conflicts to Conflicts Analysts and Professional Responsibility Counsel, and working with the New Business Intake Lateral Team on the resolution of conflicts; communicating with partners in order to assist in the processing of lateral candidate requests and the resolution of conflicts.

You will conduct research and analyze the corporate business structure and history of potential clients and adversaries. You will be responsible to review, analyze and interpret complex conflicts search results as part of the conflict analysis and reporting process and pursuant to the rules of professional conduct. In addition, you will generate conflict reports and follow up on outstanding conflict requests, often performed on an urgent basis.

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We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.

Agency applications will not be considered.