Description

About the firm

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

To learn more, visit: AlvarezandMarsal.com.

The role

We are seeking a Conflicts Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate must have some prior experience working in a legal environment. Responsibilities include processing and determining existing or potential conflicts for incoming clients. Ability to clearly define relationships among the related parties and determine substantive issues.

In this position, you will manage the conflicts process - evaluate and clarify discrepancies; perform computer searches of indices and databases, record information found; maintain databases and input general client information upon approval of new business. Responsibility for maintaining document templates and assisting with the preparation of court and bankruptcy filings and retention applications, maintaining records of subpoena production and coordinating responses to subpoenas per counsel’s directions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for running timely, accurate and thoughtful conflict searches daily for preliminary checks on potential matters, on formally submitted new business and new clients
• Exceptional organizational skills; demonstrated communication skills; ability to work within a team; detail oriented
• Responsible for vetting all information that comes into the department (i.e. requests to the department to re-open matters, new business for either new or existing clients, preliminary conflict check requests)
• Maintain and update conflicts database
• Liaise with attorneys and business representatives by telephone, e-mail or in person to obtain information on new clients and matters or for conflicts clearance
• Analyze information provided in relation to new clients and accepting new clients in accordance with firm practice and guidelines
• Field questions raised by attorneys and business representatives relating to conflicts issues

Qualifications

• Experience working in a legal/law department environment; conflicts experience preferred
• University degree preferred
• Excellent communication skills (particularly written). The ability to approach individuals at all levels within the firm by telephone, email correspondence or in person with confidence and clarity
• The ability to solve problems in a methodical, practical way
• Ability to multi-task, follow-up/follow through, be thorough, prioritize and pay close attention to detail are required
• Responsive to the demands of lawyers and an ability to work under pressure
• Must be able to function seamlessly in a time sensitive environment (i.e. no sacrifice to quality)
• Must be customer service oriented
• Takes compliance with ABA mandates on ethics and hedging risks regarding conflicts of interest seriously; understands their importance
• Knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word is required