Conflicts Analyst

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com's UK A-List twice in the past three years - rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms. The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring. Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

Overview

The Conflicts Analyst supports the firm's critical risk management function by performing all duties associated with conflict of interest reporting, including research, corporate business structure analysis, generating conflicts reports and drafting waivers, as they relate to the intake of new business, the hiring of lateral personnel, and other department functions.

This is a non-exempt position within the firm’s Office of the General Counsel. The role follows a non-traditional schedule, with working hours set for Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  This position requires working a rotating shift schedule, including weekends as needed to meet operational requirements. 

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive corporate research from multiple sources, analyze and apply this knowledge to build corporate trees based on the department’s algorithms.
• Review, analyze, and interpret complex search results as part of the conflict analysis and reporting process and pursuant to the rules of professional conduct.
• Generate conflict reports and follow-up on outstanding conflict requests, often performed on an urgent basis.
• Review contents of conflicts reports, provide analysis of relevant conflict issues, and identify means for resolution.
• Communicate relevant substantive information and appropriate next steps to attorneys, including the need for waivers, review basic contents of waivers once returned, and escalate complex issues.
• Assist with drafting and revising waiver language, as necessary and subject to appropriate supervision.
• Request and record all necessary conflict resolution documentation, including waivers or engagement letters, to facilitate the clearance of actual or potential conflicts.
• Assist in triaging and processing lateral, bankruptcy, and independence memo searches.
• Create new matter files and maintain client and matter data in the Elite billing system.
• Performs other special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES:

• Must demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the firm’s internal and personnel affairs.
• Must willingly accept and proactively perform delegated assignments in a cooperative manner, subject to Manager supervision.
• Able to interact effectively with colleagues at the firm, including attorneys and support staff.
• Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities; able to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple, detailed tasks.
• Must be team-oriented and able to share information, goals, opportunities, successes and failures with the appropriate parties.
• Able to work effectively in a culturally and educationally diverse environment.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required. 
• Experience in a compliance, regulatory, financial, or legal environment strongly preferred.  Experience in a legal conflicts environment preferred. 
• Database research experience (such as Lexis, Elite and LegalKey/Elegrity/Intapp/iManage) preferred.
• Must possess exceptional customer service orientation and interpersonal skills, strong PC and data entry skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, verbal and written communication skills, and solid work ethic. 

Compensation and Total Rewards Package

Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance. The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.

Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles: $77,000 - $117,450

New York: $84,000 - $128,100

San Francisco, Silicon Valley: $87,500 - 133,450

Working Conditions

This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.