Conflicts Analyst, AmLaw100 (REMOTE)

Plona Partners; New Jersey; On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners is seeking a Conflicts Analyst in New Jersey to review conflict searches, onboard new matters, and analyze risks across affiliates and corporate relationships. You will use IntApp, D&B, CapitalIQ, and related tools to identify potential issues and prepare clear summaries for attorneys.

The role emphasizes thorough research, accurate reporting, and collaboration with multiple departments to resolve information gaps and ensure compliant, timely conflict clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; related experience acceptable.
• Experience in conflicts, new business intake, or risk management in a law firm environment.
• Familiarity with client, former client, lateral hire, and business conflicts.
• Experience using conflicts, intake, and workflow software such as IntApp.
• Working knowledge of databases and reporting for conflicts and intake.
• Experience with corporate research tools like Capital IQ, Westlaw, and D&B.

Responsibilities

• Review and process conflict searches, new clients, matters, related parties, and firm business.
• Conduct research using IntApp, D&B, CapitalIQ, and related tools.
• Analyze search results to identify potential conflicts, including affiliate and corporate relationships.
• Differentiate hits from false positives and summarize findings for review.
• Ensure reports and intake requests are complete and coordinate with attorneys to close gaps.
• Research affiliations, family relationships, adverse parties, subsidiaries, and related entities.
• Assist with mitigation strategies including waivers, ethical walls, and matter restrictions.
• Prepare clear analyst summaries, conflict reports, and communications.
• Monitor outstanding items and ensure proper closing of searches and records.

Skills

Conflict analysis

Risk assessment

Research proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

IntApp

D&B

CapitalIQ

Westlaw

Job description

Pay: $75,000 - $85,000 with additional OT and Bonus

Position: Conflicts Analyst

In this capacity, the Conflicts Assistant will:

• Review and process incoming requests for conflict searches, new clients, new matters, related parties, and other firm business.
• Conduct comprehensive research and database searches using IntApp, D&B, CapitalIQ, and related firm systems and research tools.
• Analyze search results to identify potential issues, including possible conflicts rising from affiliates and corporate relationships.
• Differentiate relevant hits from false positives and clearly summarize findings for review.
• Ensure reports and intake requests are complete and accurate and work directly with assistants and attorneys to close information gaps and obtain missing information.
• Thoroughly research affiliations, family relationships, adverse parties, subsidiaries, parent companies, and other related entities.
• Assist with recommending resolution strategies, including waivers, consents, ethical walls, engagement terms, matter restrictions, and other risk mitigation measures.
• Prepare clear analyst summaries, conflict reports, and related communications.
• Monitor outstanding items for thorough processing and follow up to ensure proper closing of searches, database items, and requests that are no longer needed.
• Maintain complete and accurate records of research, analysis, decisions, approvals, and resolution steps.
• Apply firm policies, professional responsibility rules, and established procedures consistently while recognizing matters requiring escalation.
• Coordinate with Matter Maintenance, Records, Finance, Billing, Recruiting, and other departments as needed.

Requirement/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Prior conflicts, new business intake, or similar risk management experience
• Experience analyzing and resolving potential conflicts within a law firm environment
• Knowledge of current client, former client, lateral hire, positional, and business conflicts
• Experience using conflicts, intake, and workflow software applications such as IntApp
• Working knowledge of databases and reporting as they relate to conflicts and intake
• Experience with corporate research tools such as Capital IQ, Westlaw, and D&B