Conflicts Analyst (Ethics Walls)

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia that represents clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and transactional and corporate matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation and government-facing matters, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity, equity, and inclusion.The Conflicts Analyst, Ethical Walls (the “Analyst”) supports the firm’s risk management need and new business function by drafting and maintaining ethical walls in compliance with the firm's policies. The Analyst is responsible for administering these ethical walls, which govern access to documents and information by attorneys and staff involved in the firm's matters. This role is essential in ensuring that client and firm data remains confidential. The Analyst also assists with the creation of walls reports, maintenance of existing walls and special projects as assigned. This position will also support the department in performing thorough and accurate conflict of interest checks on all proposed new representations and lateral attorney hiring on an as needed basis.Workweek Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. ET or CT time. Job ResponsibilitiesServe as the primary contact in the Conflicts department for wall requests and issuesWork closely with Conflicts Director and Conflicts Attorneys to determine the need for walls, draft and distribute wall memos with approvalTrack and implement walls for lateral candidates as neededManage the administration of the firm’s ethical walls software, update the conflicts database with wall information, and update wall templates as neededAssist Conflicts Director with the maintenance and troubleshooting of ethical wall software, including development and testing of new or upgraded software and workflowsParticipate in testing, development, and analytic activities related to the Conflicts Department’s walls tools and processesMonitor wall activity to ensure compliance and disable walls when no longer needed and review monthly reports and investigate and resolve timekeeper file or document access issuesWork with Conflicts teams to address time sensitive issues and ad hoc ethical wall related questionsEnters and updates data in the firm’s conflicts database and conducts database searches to identify potential conflicts with matters already in system and generates conflicts reports for analysis by firm’s Conflicts Attorneys.Performs other duties and projects as assigned