Governance Analyst II
| Company | Munger, Tolles, & Olsen |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, DC, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Salary | $34 – $44 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, advanced degree a plus
- 3+ years law firm conflicts, governance, or records experience
- Excellent attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills
- Ability to work proactively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, interacting professionally with others
- Dedicated to excellent customer service
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to follow directions and collaborate effectively with a team
- Familiarity with project management principals and methodologies
Responsibilities
- Provide subject matter expertise to the governance program, including conflicts checks, new matter intake, ethical walls, records management, outside counsel guidelines, and audit letters
- Conduct conflicts checks for new client/matters, pitches, prospective attorneys, and professionals
- Prepare and analyze conflicts reports to identify potential conflicts issues
- Communicate potential conflicts issues to attorneys and other interested parties; assist with conflicts resolution
- Document and maintain matter lifecycle data in Intapp, 3E, and other systems
- Complete new business intake forms and provide administrative support for the intake review process
- Draft, analyze, and review engagement letters; evaluate the need for ethical walls
- Set up ethical walls in billing and document management systems; draft and circulate ethical screening memoranda Firmwide
- Monitor and maintain ethical screens (e.g., add additional screened employees to ethical wall; disable ethical wall, etc.)
- Process administrative records requests (e.g., file retrieval, transfers, etc.) from clients and other departments
- Drive both the outside counsel guideline review process and the audit letter review process (e.g., drafting responses, tracking deadlines, liaising with partners for review and approval)
- Advise attorneys and professionals on the Firm’s governance-related policies and procedures (e.g., conflicts, new matter intake, and records retention)
- Collect, analyze, and prepare reports required for senior management, auditors, and other relevant stakeholders
- Participate in risk and compliance initiatives and other related duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with records, intake, and secure file transfer systems (e.g., Intapp, 3E, FileTrail, Varonis, Kiteworks) is desired
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is desired
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive) and document management systems is desired