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Job Description
At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.
We are seeking a Conflicts Analyst to join the Pittsburgh office. The Conflicts Analyst will provide support to the Conflicts Risk Assessment Lawyer team by conducting initial review and due diligence for conflict requests associated with new business and assist with ongoing risk management projects. Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing the highest quality client service are strongly preferred.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Director, Associate Directors, Conflicts Risk Assessmet Lawyers, Managers and Supervisors of the Conflicts and New Business Intake Department
- Assists with review of conflicts reports for new business and lateral hires
- Assists with review of conflicts reports for new business and lateral hires
- Performs research of potential clients and party(ies) using external online resources, demonstrates judgment on relevant information to include in evaluation summary
- Update/maintain standard party/corporate family designations in conflicts database
- Assists with other department activities as needed, and performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
- Work with, and provide assistance to members of the firm’s Conflicts and New Business Intake Department in matters related to conflicts searching, conflict resolution and overall file opening processes
- Answer general and specific questions with regard to the conflicts resolution process and file openings
- Train new team members in conflicts processes and procedures when needed
- Participate in departmental projects relating to Conflicts systems as requested by department management
- Abide by all policies, work procedures, instructions and confidentiality of all information while achieving a high quality of work product
- Stay up-to-date on current legal issues and trends to ensure proper analysis and assessment of risk to the firm
- College degree in business, library science or other relevant area of study desired
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, legal researcher or equivalent legal experience
- Provides outstanding client service, meets high quality standards for services and meets or exceeds client expectations
- Proactive in seeking innovative ways in which to help others
- Strong problem-solving skills, takes initiative and uses good judgment, excellent follow-up skills
- High attention to detail, outstanding organizational skills and the ability to manage time effectively
- Position also requires the ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines, effectively prioritize multiple tasks
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written), professional demeanor and presentation
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of the organization and collaborate well in a team
- Recognize confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information and maintain such information as confidential
- Candidate must be a self-starter who can work independently with minimal supervision
- This job operates in an office setting and is largely sedentary, requiring the routine use of a computer and other standard office equipment. The ability to open file cabinets, lift files, bend and stand on a stool may also be required.
ABOUT THE FIRM
K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across five continents in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.
The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.
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BENEFITS
We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent benefits.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy governs all aspects of employment including, without limitation, recruiting, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, assignment and dismissal. In addition, it is the Firm’s policy to provide an environment that is free of unlawful harassment of any kind including, without limitation, that which is sexual, racial, age-related, disability-related or ethnic background-related.
