Conflicts Analyst

About Davis Graham & Stubbs

For over a century, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP (DGS) has ranked among the region's most prominent law firms, consistently offering quality legal services to emerging and established businesses of the Rocky Mountain West. While the firm's Denver location and intermediate size allow a close personal relationship with local and regional clients, our technology and broad experience allow us to partner effectively with businesses and their investors throughout the world. DGS serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, intellectual property, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries.

Summary

The Conflicts Analyst supports the entire conflicts and new business intake process, from research, identification, and analysis through resolution, clearance, and client data management. The person in this role is responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely return of conflict reports and maintaining the integrity of the firm's conflicts and client matter databases by ensuring the accuracy and completeness of information submitted. The Conflict Analyst's meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of legal procedures will ensure the smooth functioning of our firm's operations.

Essential Functions

• Perform conflict of interest searches for new matters and lateral attorney hires, engaging in discussions with attorneys and staff members to gather information and/or clarification as needed
• Use internal and external resources to conduct factual research regarding corporate relationships and the nature of involved party roles in a particular matter
• Review and analyze conflict of interest reports to identify unnecessary hits, highlight potential conflict problems, and facilitate the resolution of potential conflicts
• Maintain the integrity of client, matter, and involved party classifications in the firm's conflicts database
• Assist in the review and cataloguing of client matter documents, including signed engagement letters, waivers, disengagement documents, outside counsel guidelines and ethical wall memos
• Assists with submitting conflicts information into the Intapp system for lateral hires
• Leverage file management software and tools to streamline processes and enhance efficiency
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities

• Superior attention to detail and ability to interpret and analyze information
• Sound judgment in identifying potential ethical and other risk management issues in the conflicts process
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to understand, analyze, interpret, and explain complex reports and to converse informatively with attorneys and staff about conflicts issues
• Maintain all information in the strictest of confidence
• Excellent organization skills, including the ability to work collaboratively and provide an accurate work product with minimal supervision in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities, and extremely tight deadline pressures
• Possess a high level of ethical and professional responsibility and superior judgment in handling confidential information
• Strong ability to learn new technologies, processes, and workflows as necessary
• Willingness to keep updated on trends and developments in the industry and to continue to develop skills, knowledge, and ability to improve processes and procedures
• Must possess or acquire an understanding and appreciation of basic conflict rules governing the private practice of law
• Must have the ability to reason and apply common-sense understanding to situations encountered.
• Proficiency to utilize Aderant and Intapp (or similar computerized accounting and client intake workflow systems), document management systems and other technology efficiently
• Ability to process routine daily functions while being able to resolve sensitive issues and complex assignments utilizing above-average critical thinking skills

Supervisory Role

None

Work Environment

This job operates in a remote environment. Because this position will be handling client information, employees must work from a home office and not a public location. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, printers.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position.

This position will need to be available during the core business hours of Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MST via email, Teams, and phone, with some flexibility in hours due to location or at manager's discretion.  The employee may be required to be at the office at the discretion of the manager.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree with major coursework in a related field, or a combination of education and relevant experience as a Conflicts Analyst, paralegal, or legal assistant in a law firm
• Strong knowledge of ethical, legal, and risk management concepts and rules relating to conflicts of interest and new business intake
• Experience with the use of Conflicts and New Business Intake software (Intapp Open or equivalent). Resourceful internet research skills utilizing various online sources and business databases such as Dun & Bradstreet, Hoovers, Securities & Exchange Commission, Lexis/Nexis, Capital IQ, etc.
• Strong proficiency in a Microsoft Windows based environment

Preferred Education and Experience

• Minimum of three years of experience working in a law firm or other professional services business
• Significant conflicts analysis or paralegal experience in a law firm
• Experience working with Intapp Conflicts and Open modules
• Experience as a content manager and/or administrator of relational databases

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until April 19, 2024 which has been extended from the original deadline of March 22, 2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than April 19, 2024, at midnight to ensure consideration.

Salary range is based on or commensurate with experience.

DGS offers competitive benefits. For a full list of benefits provided, please select this link: Benefits.

Davis Graham & Stubbs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, military status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Davis Graham & Stubbs participates in the E-Verify Program to confirm authorization to work in the United States.