Conflicts Coordinator

Job Description

Conflicts Coordinator | Gibson Dunn

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Gibson Dunn, located in Los Angeles, Century City, Orange County, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Dallas, or Houston, with candidates needing to work within the Pacific or Central Time Zones. Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes with creative legal strategies. This role is crucial for ensuring the firm’s conflicts checking and clearing process operates efficiently, providing platinum service to internal clients and upholding the department’s high standards of quality, consistency, accuracy, thoroughness, and customer service.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Los Angeles, Century City, Orange County, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Dallas, or Houston (Pacific or Central Time Zones)
• Pay: $100,000–$110,000 yearly
• Team: Reports to the Conflicts Supervisor.
• Mission: Ensure the firm’s conflicts checking and clearing process functions efficiently and provides platinum service to internal clients, upholding departmental standards.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite, Intapp, Dunn & Bradstreet, Aderant

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monitor: Monitor shared inboxes and online requests, identifying and prioritizing rush and high priority requests for prompt handling.
• Coordinate: Coordinate with other Coordinators to assign, delegate, and transition work among the team, maintaining the workload and overall flow of requests.
• Communicate: Communicate with Assistants and Attorneys regarding the status of requests, party listing, and updates, serving as a resource for Conflicts Analysts.
• Escalate: Follow up on conflict issues with Conflicts Analysts, Partners, the Conflicts Supervisor, and the Office of General Counsel, escalating unresolved issues as necessary.
• Improve: Contribute to process, procedure, and technology improvements to reduce risk and enhance efficiency across the department.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Four-year college degree required, with extensive knowledge of legal conflicts concepts and related ethical rules.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in a conflicts role, preferably within a large multi-national law firm.
• Skills: Exceptional critical thinking, analytical, and decision-making skills; excellent people skills for collaborative environments; excellent customer service proficiencies; acute attention to detail, organizational and researching capabilities.
• Bonus: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and web-based systems; familiarity with legal conflicts databases such as Intapp, Dunn & Bradstreet, or Aderant.