Friedman Williams
Manager of Conflicts and New Business New York NY
Job ID: 21652
Manager, Conflicts/New Business (New York, NY)
We are partnering with a prestigious law firm to hire a Manager of Conflicts and New Business for its New York office. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity overseeing the firm’s conflicts, new business intake, and related risk functions.
Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the Manager will lead a team of four conflicts professionals and serve as the senior escalation point for complex conflicts and new business matters. This individual will work closely with firm leadership, attorneys, and business departments to evaluate and resolve potential conflicts of interest, oversee new business intake, strengthen policies and procedures, and help drive improvements to the firm’s conflicts and intake technology.
The ideal candidate will bring strong law firm conflicts and new business intake experience, hands-on knowledge of complex conflicts analysis, and experience leading or supervising a conflicts function.
This position is hybrid and requires a minimum of three days per week in the New York office.
Why does this role stand out?
Highly visible role reporting directly to the firm’s Chief Operating Officer
Lead and oversee a team of four conflicts professionals
Own the end-to-end conflicts and new business intake process
Serve as the senior escalation point for sophisticated conflicts and risk matters
Work directly with attorneys and firm leadership on conflict resolution and risk issues
Play an integral role in upgrading the firm’s conflicts and new business intake technology
Opportunity to evaluate and improve policies, procedures, workflows, and systems
Responsibilities:
Oversee the firm’s end-to-end conflicts, new business intake, and related risk processes
Manage and provide guidance to a team of Conflicts and Senior Conflicts professionals
Serve as the senior escalation point and liaison between firm leadership and relevant business departments
Conduct and oversee complex conflicts research, analysis, and resolution
Evaluate potential and actual legal conflicts of interest and advise attorneys on appropriate resolution strategies
Identify situations requiring conflict waivers and discuss appropriate next steps with requesting attorneys
Draft and review screening memoranda and other conflicts-related documentation
Review new business intake forms for accuracy, completeness, and appropriate party information
Review client engagement letters and new matter requests
Conduct due diligence and corporate family research involving clients, prospective clients, subsidiaries, affiliates, and related parties
Maintain the integrity and accuracy of client and matter information within the firm’s databases
Develop, review, and implement conflicts and new business intake policies and procedures
Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve operational efficiency
Play a key role in conflicts and new business intake system upgrades and related downstream system initiatives
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required; Juris Doctor degree preferred
Approximately 3-5+ years of conflicts and new business intake experience, preferably within a law firm environment
Experience overseeing, supervising, or managing the conflicts process and conflicts professionals
Strong hands-on experience conducting complex conflicts research, analysis, and resolution
Strong understanding of legal conflicts, risk issues, and professional responsibility considerations
Experience with new business intake and client/matter databases
Experience with Intapp Open and/or Intapp Conflicts preferred
Experience with S&P Capital IQ, Hoovers, LSEG World-Check One, or similar corporate research platforms preferred
Experience participating in or leading conflicts and new business intake system upgrades is a plus
Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
Ability to analyze large amounts of complex information and communicate findings clearly to attorneys and senior leadership
If interested, email Bill @ wzwirz@friedmanwilliams.com