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Nilan Johnson Lewis is a women-owned law firm with an innovative, team-based approach to the practice of law.
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📋 About the job
Nilan Johnson Lewis is a women-owned law firm with an innovative, team-based approach to the practice of law. We seek people who are dedicated to building the strongest possible law firm through deep and unique partnerships with clients. If you desire a professional atmosphere with a culture that emphasizes excellence, superior client service, long-term investment in client relationships, and teamwork, our firm is for you.
We seek a detail-oriented professional to help safeguard the interests of the Firm and its clients as a Conflicts and Intake Analyst. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and can be trusted with sensitive and confidential information. As a member of the Firm’s administrative team, you will:
✅Responsibilities
✅Administer the Firm's conflict-of-interest process, including running conflict searches for all new business in the Firm's conflicts database.
✅Analyze and communicate search results to attorneys, identifying potential conflicts and recommending a path to resolution; research corporate affiliations and relationships using online databases.
✅Work collaboratively with attorneys, the Firm's General Counsel, and other firm personnel to identify and resolve potential conflicts.
✅Draft engagement letters, conflict waivers, and ethical screen memoranda from the Firm's approved templates for attorney review and finalization; coordinate with IT on ethical wall requests.
✅Partner with Human Resources to screen incoming attorneys and staff for ethical or business conflicts prior to hire.
✅Set up and maintain client and matter records in the accounting system to support accurate billing and reporting that comply with Firm policies, gathering necessary information from attorneys and legal administrative assistants before matters are opened.
✅Maintain client intelligence and historical data to support revenue reporting and fee arrangement analysis, and to improve the intake process.
✅Assist with the ongoing review, reconciliation, and clean-up of the Firm's existing client/matter and conflicts database.
✅Train new attorneys and legal administrative assistants on conflict-check procedures and Firm policies and serve as a day-to-day resource for procedural and policy questions.
✅Prepare specialized reports on conflicts and intake activity, and support testing, upgrades, and enhancements to conflicts and intake systems.
🎓Qualifications
🔹Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of educ…