Conflict Analyst

Position: Conflict Analyst

Location: Hyderabad, India (Onsite)

You will safeguard the firm’s risk posture and enable seamless client intake by conducting conflicts checks, corporate/party research, and issue analysis that attorneys can trust. Working across Practice, Conflicts, and Administrative teams, you’ll turn complex information into clear, decision-ready summaries—on time, with discretion, and to a high standard of accuracy.

Schedule –

Job Descrpition:

Conflicts intake & clearance

• Run new-matter and new-party conflict searches using firm databases and approved sources; deliver concise, cite-backed summaries within agreed SLAs.
• Identify potential conflicts and related parties; escalate and document waivers/ethical screens as required.

Corporate & party research

• Perform corporate genealogy and background checks using commercial providers and public records; validate entity status, ownership, and key relationships.
• Produce written research briefs that surface risks, discrepancies, and data gaps, with recommendations for disposition.

Quality, accuracy, and recordkeeping

• Verify and reconcile data across systems; correct posting/computation errors and maintain audit-ready documentation of searches, sources, and decisions.

Client service & communication

• Serve as a responsive point of contact for attorneys, legal assistants, and admin teams; acknowledge requests promptly and meet or exceed response SLAs.
• Translate findings into plain-English summaries that support quick attorney decision-making.

Process improvement & special projects

• Track recurring exceptions, propose search templates or checklists, and help reduce rework/turnaround time over time.
• Support special projects as assigned.

Skills:

• Legal degree required.
• 2+ years of experience in a law firm environment (conflicts, intake, research, docketing, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand legal documents, parties, and events (pleadings, orders, corporate filings).
• Proven analytical research capability and skill in summarizing findings with clear risk flags.
• Discretion and sound judgment handling highly confidential information.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; builds effective relationships across teams.
• Strong organization and time management; thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting.
• Technically adept: proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and comfortable learning firm databases and research tools.
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to client service.