Senior Manager of Conflicts & New Business Intake

Innovative Driven is currently seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Conflicts and New Business Intake to join the team at one of our most well-established and prestigious AmLaw 100 law firm clients! This is a terrific opportunity for an experienced Conflicts Manager from a peer firm to take the leap into a solid leadership position at a collegial and dynamic firm.

The ideal candidate for this amazing position will have a JD and a minimum of ten years of experience in a leadership or management role in conflicts, intake or risk management within a peer law firm.

The position is hybrid, with 3-4 days onsite each week, and 1-2 days remote.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the Conflicts team in the consistent application of firm policies and procedures associated with conflicts, intake, and lateral hiring
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to establish best practices, ensure business continuity and facilitate firm growth
• Proactively identify potential inconsistencies and offer solutions for relevant initiatives
• Lead the firmwide administration of new business process and conflicts of interest identification, including managing critical operations, supervising conflicts, new business intake managers, conflicts attorneys and staff.
• Communicate with the firm's leadership to develop and execute policies and procedures relating to conflicts, client engagement and new business intake
• Oversee conflicts identification and resolution process for new business intake, lateral lawyer hires and all incoming non-lawyer staff.
• Oversee the design, development, and enhancement of new business intake, conflicts databases and other pertinent workflows and databases.
• Monitor and analyze changes in laws and regulations related to conflicts of interest and legal ethics to ensure the firm’s compliance
• Review and track client-prepared engagement documents, including outside counsel guidelines.
• Provide leadership, mentorship and management of team performance
• Drive continuous improvement by regularly assessing current processes, identifying inefficiencies and implementing strategic enhancements to optimize performance

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Advanced degree or Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in a leadership or management role in conflicts, intake or risk management within a law firm or legal environment is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong research skills
• Prior experience with automated conflicts systems, particularly Intapp Open, is preferred.