Conflicts Analyst Jobs

ABOUT JENNER & BLOCK

Jenner & Block (www.jenner.com) is a law firm with global reach with more than 500 lawyers and offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Washington, DC. The firm is known for its prominent and successful litigation practice and experience handling sophisticated and high-profile corporate transactions. Firm clients include Fortune 100 companies, large privately held corporations, financial services institutions, emerging companies and venture capital and private equity investors. The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Jenner & Block as the #1 pro bono firm in the United States 10 times, most recently in 2019. The firm has been ranked in the top 10 in this category every year since 1990.

OVERVIEW:

The Conflicts Analyst is responsible for reviewing new client and matter search requests and gathering the information for verification of entity and party information, and will perform corporate affiliate research using a variety of reference materials. The Analyst will create the reports necessary for the Firm to determine whether or not it may accept new clients and matters under prevailing ethical rules and internal policies. Once a new client matter has cleared conflicts, the Analyst will perform data entry to add parties and other information into the conflicts database. The Conflicts Analyst will assist with a wide range of research requests and other projects, including lateral hire processing.

The Conflicts Analyst is an entry-level, non-exempt professional position in the Conflicts Services Department. We are seeking a flexible, articulate, self-directed individual to join an experienced team.

This is a full-time position working Monday through Friday 8:45 am to 5:15 pm with a rotational shift (approximately one day per week) of 11:00 am to 7:30 pm.

The Conflicts Analyst should possess:

• Knowledge of conflict principles and a general understanding of the laws of professional responsibility.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team, and produce work product efficiently and accurately.
• Ability to recognize a potential problem and escalate to the appropriate individual(s).
• Knowledge of Word and Excel, general computer and database skills. Intapp experience helpful.
• 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.
• A professional demeanor with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with attorneys, management and staff.
• 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.
• The ability to apply critical thinking in evaluating different conflicts scenarios or outcomes, and be adaptable to changes in the procedures or direction.

• Conflicts Department experience of 2+ years in a large law firm preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Jenner & Block LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment and employment decisions are not made on the basis of an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, arrest record, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital, parental, veteran, military, or order of protection status, or any other protected status or that of their relatives, friends, or associates.