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Governance Analyst II

Governance Analyst II

CompanyMunger, Tolles, & Olsen
LocationWashington, DC, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Salary$34 – $44
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid 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