Job Description
Job Type
Contract, Temporary
Description
Summary This is a full-time, temporary, six-month position with the possibility for extension. Responsibilities for this role will include reviewing and cleaning up the firm's conflicts database to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with firm policies. The Conflicts Research & Data Entry Specialist will verify existing data, identify and correct inaccuracies, conduct legal research, and update missing or outdated records. Additionally, this role involves tracking real-time changes to party relationships in legal matters to maintain the most current and accurate information in the firm's system.
Duties and Responsibilities - Review and analyze conflicts database records to verify accuracy, completeness, and compliance with firm policies.
- Conduct legal research to confirm corporate structures, client affiliations, and matter-specific party relationships.
- Identify and correct errors, inconsistencies, and outdated information in the conflicts database.
- Ensure client and matter details align with firm policies and industry best practices.
- Update real-time matter-specific party relationship changes to maintain accurate client and matter associations.
- Prepare summary reports on database findings, including recommendations for improving data integrity.
- Collaborate with attorneys, risk management professionals, and administrative staff to resolve discrepancies and ensure proper documentation.
- Perform additional administrative or research tasks as needed to support the project.
Qualifications & Skills - Strong analytical and research skills with attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Experience with legal research tools preferred.
- Ability to identify and resolve discrepancies in legal and corporate data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting findings clearly and concisely.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks and meet short- and long-term deadlines.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
- Experience working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Education & Experience - Bachelor's degree or comparable experience preferred.
- Prior experience in legal research, analysis, compliance, or risk management is a plus.
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Equal Opportunity Employer Kahana Feld provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Job Type Temporary, Full-Time
Supervisory Responsibilities None
Work Location Hybrid/Remote
Work Schedule 8:30am - 5:30pm Monday-Friday. Occasional weekends and holidays.
Hourly Rate $25-$30 per hour
Physical Requirements Primarily sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to walk short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Work can be performed with or without accommodations.
Travel 5-10% domestic travel by car and plane.
Salary Description
$25-$30 per hour Kahana and Feld LLP
Job Tags
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