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DLA Piper · 5 months ago

Lateral Intake Specialist

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

$29/hr - $43.08/hr

2+ years exp

DLA Piper is a bold and collaborative law firm that values its people. The Lateral Intake Specialist plays a crucial role in the firm's risk management by managing conflicts of interest related to new lateral candidates, conducting research, generating reports, and collaborating with team members to resolve conflicts.

AdviceLaw EnforcementLegalProfessional Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Conducts research and analyzes the corporate business structure and history of potential clients and adversaries

Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and summarizes complex conflicts search results as part of the conflict analysis and reporting process and pursuant to the rules of professional conduct

Generates conflict reports and follows up on outstanding conflict requests, often performed on an urgent basis

Performs self-evaluative quality control checks of conflict reports prior to delivery

Provides a foundational understanding of potential business and ethical conflicts to Conflicts Analysts and Professional Responsibility Counsel, and works with the New Business Intake Lateral Team on the resolution of conflicts

Communicates with partners in order to assist in the processing of lateral candidate requests and the resolution of conflicts

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Conflicts analysisResearch skillsBusiness communicationIntake softwareParalegal certificateCustomer serviceMultitaskingAttention to detailCritical thinking

Required

High School Diploma or GED

2 years of direct experience in conflicts or new business intake department; or experience working in a ticketing system environment; or 2 years of paralegal required

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