Conflicts Analyst - PST

DLA Piper LLP (US); Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

DLA Piper LLP (US) is seeking a Conflicts Analyst to support the firm’s risk management by resolving conflicts of interest in new client and matter intake. The role includes drafting waivers, implementing information barriers, and coordinating with partners and Professional Responsibility Counsel to help bring in new business.

Responsibilities include reviewing conflict results, maintaining databases, and performing corporate research to confirm relationships with existing clients.

Qualifications

• Experience resolving legal or business conflicts identified during client intake.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a business environment.
• Ability to analyze conflicts and determine appropriate actions.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, interprets, and summarizes conflict report results.
• Analyzes and resolves potential legal and business conflicts.
• Implements information barriers and ensures proper notification to affected personnel.
• Drafts email waivers and conflict waiver letters.
• Maintains conflict information in the financial database and client/matter narratives.
• Reviews new business intake forms to identify conflicts and verify information.

Skills

Conflict resolution

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Data integrity

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Paralegal certificate

High School Diploma

Tools

Intake/software for conflicts

Job description

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

Summary

A Conflicts Analyst, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm’s strategic initiatives, you will support the firm’s critical risk management function by performing all duties associated with conflict of interest resolution, including: analyzing and resolving potential legal and business conflicts identified in connection with new client and matter intake forms submitted via the New Business Intake System; drafting email waivers and conflict waiver letters; implementing information barriers and ensuring proper notification to affected personnel; and collaborating with partners and Professional Responsibility Counsel in an effort to assist in bringing in new business to the firm.

Location

This position can sit in our Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Seattle, or Los Angeles office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, interprets, and summarizes conflict report results.
• Analyzes and resolves potential legal and business conflicts.
• Implements information barriers and ensures proper notification to affected personnel.
• Drafts formal email waivers and conflict waiver letters to ensure proper documentation of legal or business conflicts relating to new business.
• Maintains conflict information in the financial database, including related party information and client/matter narratives relating to conflicts resolution notes.
• Reviews new business intake forms and identifies conflicts in order to ensure accuracy, including verifying information, conducting corporate research, and communicating with all levels of personnel of the firm in order to ensure accurate conflict clearance.
• Maintains internal conflicts database and ensures proper and accurate documentation of legal and business conflicts.
• Performs corporate research on all parties involved in new business requests in order to confirm relationships to existing firm clients.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills

Must have experience writing and communicating in a business environment in order to present information in a concise and meaningful end product. Experience with intake and conflicts software preferred. 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. The ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating different conflicts scenarios or outcomes and be adaptable to changes in the procedures or direction. 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.

Minimum Education

• High School Diploma or GED.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor’s Degree.

Certificates

Paralegal certificate preferred.

Minimum Years of Experience

• 2 years of direct experience in conflicts or new business intake department within a law firm, paralegal or similar experience required.

Essential Job Expectations

All DLA Piper employees are expected to demonstrate excellence in how we serve our clients and develop our people, upholding our firm values as part of our culture. Specific expectations include: Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and external audiences. Produce high‑quality work and respond to correspondence in an efficient, timely, and professional manner. Meet deadlines, manage competing priorities, and commit to meeting high standards. Comply with firm policies and procedures. Maintain confidences as required in a law firm environment.

Physical Demands

Sedentary work: This is primarily sedentary work, requiring occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects. The role involves sitting for extended periods, with occasional walking and standing, and occasional travel, both domestic and international.

Work Environment

The individual selected for this position may have the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement comprised of remote and in‑office work, the requirement for which will be determined in coordination with the hiring manager or supervisor and may be modified in the firm’s discretion in the future.

Disclaimer

The purpose of this job description is to provide a concise statement of the work elements and to organize and present the information in a standardized way. It is not intended to describe all the elements of the work that may be performed by every individual in this classification, nor should it serve as the sole criteria for personnel decisions and actions. The job duties, requirements, and expectations for this position may be modified at the Firm’s discretion at any time. This job description does not change the at‑will nature of employment.

Salary

The firm’s expected hiring range for this position is $37.49 - $53.17 per hour depending on the candidate’s geographic market location. Non‑exempt positions will be paid on an hourly basis and paid overtime in accordance with applicable laws. The compensation offered for employment will also be dependent on other factors including the candidate’s experience, skills, educational and professional background, and overall qualifications.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k)

Applicants who are not based in the jurisdiction in which this position is posted and who apply for this role are doing so voluntarily and are not eligible for relocation assistance. Any relocation benefits, if any, are provided only where a relocation is required at the firm’s direction and in accordance with applicable policy and law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.

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