TEEMA
US Conflicts & New Business Intake Attorney
Title: US Conflicts & New Business Intake AttorneyJob ID: HB4194151112This is an open opportunity for a US Conflicts and New Business Intake Attorney to work with our client, an international law firm. The role primarily focuses on managing the Firm's Risk with regards to new business intake, including initiating and conducting sound analysis of conflicts checks for new matters; reviewing, interpreting, and summarizing conflict report results; drafting and negotiating conflict of interest waivers and consents, and advising relevant partners on new client acceptance, anti-money laundering (AML) and reputational risk issues in order to secure the necessary resolutions and approvals. Responsibilities:Initiate and analyze conflicts checks for new business and working alongside Firm partners and Risk & Compliance colleagues on the resolution of legal and commercial conflicts.Assist the Head of Risk & Compliance with documenting analyses and requirements, procedures, and best practices for new business intake.Ensure that all clients and matters created via the NBI workflow process and any amendments to them are processed correctly using Intapp Open and Elite and, where necessary, liaise with the Finance and/or Risk & Compliance teams in other offices.Review, interpret, and summarize conflict report results and demonstrate sound analysis of conflicts of interest issues.Collaborate with attorneys and the Head of Risk & Compliance to settle on appropriate terms of engagement, and where needed, negotiate engagement, outside counsel guidelines and conflict of interest waiver terms with firm clients or in conjunction with the responsible partner.Perform other duties as required. Qualifications:Ideally with at least 2 years of professional practice or legal Risk Management experience.Admitted to and in good standing with the CA Bar.Conflict/Compliance/Risk experience preferred but not essential.Highly proficient in all standard office software, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, particularly with advanced Excel and database management experience.Proactive in the identification of risks and identifying solutions to mitigate them.For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website at www.teemagroup.com
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| Job Location: |
San Diego, CA USA |
| Job Location Zip/Postal Code |
92101 |
| Posting Company Type |
Employer |
| Post Date: |
11/13/2020 / Viewed 3 times |
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TEEMA |
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