Lateral Conflicts Analyst - Gibson Dunn
(2023-11)
- Works with the firm's Office of General Counsel to resolve apparent conflicts regarding incoming lateral partners, associates, and staff.
- Review intake requests to ensure clarity in regards to the matter for the new or existing client.
- Conduct Research on new intake requests against the Firm's conflicts database and other resources.
- Verify that all conflicts reports are complete, consistent and accurate and adhere to established standards and procedures for all conflicts of interest searches performed Firm-wide.
- Evaluate conflicts reports and clear potential conflicts according to firm policies.
- Communicate, follow-up and escalate conflict issues to the office of General Counsel, Firm attorneys, the Intake/Conflicts Manager, and other Firm Personnel as necessary.
- Assist the New Business Intake and Conflicts Departments with a wide range of research and other requests as may be assigned.
- Coordinate with other Conflict Analysts and other team members in order to meet deadlines, time-sensitive issues and other challenges.
Caregiver for My Mother - Better Life
(2021-11)
I left my previous job at Capital for Change to care for my mother full time who has dementia. Duties include making her meals, giving her showers and doing all her laundry. I also do all the cleaning in the house, as well as take her to all her doctor's appointments, but most importantly, I spend quality time with her. I do have nurses lined up to fill my role if/when I find the right position.
Conflicts Analyst (Contract) - Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler, LLP (Beacon Law)
(2022-08 - 2022-10)
- Review incoming conflicts checks to make sure its accuracy from the information provided by Attorney/Secretary through the conflicts system using Intapp Open; Making sure all parties are listed and information relayed is accurate.
- Apply judgement to design effective conflict searches by adding search terms, family trees, filters and using strategic methods in query databases for relevant results.
- Searched lateral attorneys new hire and staff hires consisting of importing large-scale former client list, portable matters and former employees.
- Provide and decipher Corporate Family Tree information using Moody's.
- Performed Know Your Client due diligence on current and potential clients. Gathered and confirm accuracy of relevant documentation and facts related to the process.
- Utilize ethical walls as needed to create screening of certain cases.
Compliance & Reporting Analyst - Capital for Change, Inc.
(2018-11 - 2021-11)
- Review and control all documentation for C4C'S lending, grant, program and contract administration sources.
- Document the reporting requirements for all funding sources (e.g. loan covenants, performance requirements, other periodic reporting) and develop processes needed to ensure all reporting is complete on-time and in accordance with all reporting requirements.
- Maintain delivery calendar of all reporting requirements by sources to track type, party and department responsible, description, reporting contact details, confirmation of conformity to requirements, tracking of delivery dates, verification of compliance.
- Promote and coordinate intra- and interdepartmental collaboration in the timely delivery of all necessary information required to meet compliance reporting requirements.
Unloader/Loader - Federal Express - Middletown, CT
(2018-04 - 2019-01)
Senior International AML Consultant - Aetna Insurance - Hartford, CT
(2015-10 - 2018-10)
- Analyzed potential Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) hits to ensure transactions were in compliance with United States sanctions using iManage software. Interact with AML personnel and monitor AML system against OFAC sanction list.
- Performed Enhanced Due Diligence on customers deemed high risk, and suggested account restrictions and/or account closures based on risk to the institution.
- Analyzed clients' database to create Customer Monitoring Report using FinScan and Lexis Nexis.
Conflicts and Compliance Analyst (Contract) - Withers Bergmann - New Haven, CT
(2015-04 - 2015-10)
- Investigate bank relationships.
- Research incoming potential clients as well as lateral hires.
- Ensure engagement letters are being sent out and executed.
- LexisNexis using Accuity search for on-line data research.
Corporate Paralegal (Contract) - Prudential Insurance - Shelton, CT
(2015-02 - 2015-04)
Compliance and Criminal Paralegal (Contract) - State of CT, Judicial Branch (Hallmark) - Wethersfield, CT
(2012-07 - 2015-01)
Conflicts Analyst - Wilson, Elser, LLP - White Plains, NY
(2010-03 - 2012-07)
- Set up, maintained and updated compliance database of the firm.
- Researched and identified any potential conflicts for newly hired attorneys.
- Be able to clearly define relationships with the related parties and determine substantive issues.
- Establish ethical walls between client and respective consultants when necessary.
- Research includes use of various Dunn & Bradstreet reports, Hoover's, Westlaw and other sources as needed.
Conflicts & Records Department - Robinson & Cole, LLP - Hartford, CT
(2005-07 - 2010-03)
- Conducted conflict of interest searches for all offices.
- Performed extensive research using multiple sources on-line.
- Performed conflict of interest searches on all new employees, temporary or permanent.
- Updated/Maintained standard corporate family links in conflict database
Bankruptcy Paralegal - Hunt, Leibert, Jacobsen PC - Hartford, CT
(2003-04 - 2005-06)
Conflicts Coordinator/New Business Specialist - Halloran & Sage - Hartford, CT
(1998-03 - 2003-04)
- Coordinated all firm-wide new business and conflict of interest searches and database integration.
- Disseminated conflict of interest information to partners and new business clearance group.
- Established ethical walls between client and respective consultants when necessary.
- Provided training to new hires on conflict procedures.
- Managed client/matter closing process through CMS.
