Briggs and Morgan, P.A. (now Taft Law) · 2 hours ago
Lateral Conflicts Onboarding Coordinator
Southfield, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expTaft Law is a full-service law firm with over 1,250 attorneys, committed to helping clients succeed. They are seeking a Lateral Conflicts Onboarding Coordinator to support their Conflicts Team by facilitating the onboarding process for new lateral hires and ensuring effective communication and collaboration among various stakeholders.
Consulting
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with Conflicts Counsel, Conflicts Attorneys, General Counsel, firm attorneys and the conflicts team to aid in the successful onboarding of lateral hire matters
Coordinate with lateral attorneys, legal assistants, and Lateral and New Business Conflicts teams to ensure the streamlined opening of all portable client and matter numbers
Serve as Conflicts Department primary contact point for new lateral attorneys and staff during onboarding
Meet with lateral attorneys and legal assistants to identify priority portable matters
Diagnose and address conflicts-related issues with new matter opening directly with lateral attorneys and support staff
Host Conflicts orientation sessions for new lateral attorneys and staff
Document department processes and procedures for searching lateral prior work history information and onboarding of laterals, including opening new billing numbers
Provide excellent customer service to internal teams, as well as lateral attorneys and staff
Define effective search strategies and conduct conflicts searches for new business and potential lateral matters using the firm’s internal electronic database
Draft and send internal and external communications regarding conflict search results and/or required follow-up actions
Must have ability and willingness to work remotely outside of normal business hours as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Working knowledge of professional responsibility and legal ethics rules pertaining to conflicts
Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks and projects while providing an accurate work product in a high-volume, fast-paced work environment
Ability to think critically, independently and decisively
Ability to take initiative and adapt to changes in workflow, processes and procedures
Ability to work effectively in a team atmosphere
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Ability to scale communications to all levels within the firm and translate complex issues into simple concepts
Preferred
2+ years of experience working in a law firm conflicts department that utilizes Intapp (strongly preferred) or equivalent conflicts software
Company
Briggs and Morgan, P.A. (now Taft Law)
Briggs and Morgan has combined with Taft Law (http://www.linkedin.com/company/taftlaw).
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2020-01-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Joseph kinning
Partner
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