Conflicts Specialist

Overview

This role is part of the employer’s Risk Management Department within a remote-first group of professionals. Hub employees work primarily from home with no expectation of a regular in-office presence. Candidates in the Pacific time zone, or those able to support a work schedule in the Pacific time zone, will be given preference.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely response and follow-up to conflict inquiries received via e-mail, regular mail, or telephone.
• Follow established procedures for tracking, maintaining, and resolving conflict memorandums.
• Review new business submissions for content and accuracy; work with submitters to obtain complete and correct information.
• Follow up on potential conflict issues to ensure resolution.
• Review and initiate resolution of pending business and ethical conflict issues.
• Coordinate conflict resolution with involved attorneys for both ethical conflicts and business conflict issues.
• Prepare and produce accurate conflict reports for new clients and matters, and portable work product for potential lateral hires.
• Conduct research on new clients and adverse parties, including gathering and filtering corporate family tree information.
• Review and advise on the creation of ethical walls for new matters involving existing client-level ethical walls and/or new matters with specific conflict issues that would benefit from an ethical wall.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 3+ years of related ethics and conflicts experience in a law firm, with strong knowledge of law firm administrative processes.
• Ability to identify issues and recommend and implement solutions.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform effectively under pressure.
• Experience using software such as word processing, spreadsheets, and database tools.
• Interpersonal skills to maintain effective relationships and communicate with a diverse group of principals, attorneys, managers, and staff in person, via telephone, or via e-mail.
• Ability to develop quality team relationships and contribute in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and circumstances and to adhere to firm policies and procedures.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay and discretionary bonus opportunities, along with a benefits package including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, generous paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement and profit sharing plans with employer contribution.
• Back-up child care and health and wellness initiatives.
• Final compensation will be based on education, experience, skills, professional background, overall qualifications, and location.
• San Diego and Silicon Valley estimated starting pay: $32.41 - $40.65 per hour (based on a 35-hour workweek), equivalent to $59,000 - $74,000 annually.

Location

Remote-first role with preference for candidates in the Pacific time zone (or those able to support a work schedule in the Pacific time zone).