Governance Analyst

Position: Governance Analyst

Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA or Washington, D.C. (Remote)

Pay: $84,510.40 to $125,507.20 annually

Experience: 3+ years’ experience in law firm conflicts, governance, or records to bring subject matter expertise to the Firm governance program.

Education: High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred, advanced degree a plus.

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire

Schedule: Thursday - Monday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (PST)

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Governance Analyst to join our dynamic law firm client!

Job Description:

• 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 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 (add additional screened employees to ethical wall; disable ethical wall).
• Process administrative records requests (file retrieval, transfers) from clients and other departments.
• Drive both the outside counsel guideline review process and the audit letter review process (drafting responses, tracking deadlines, liaising with partners for review and approval).
• Advise attorneys and professionals on the Firm’s governance-related policies and procedures (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.

Position Requirements:

• Must be proficient with conflicts database systems; Intapp, 3E, Aderant, LegalKEY, preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive) and records, intake, and secure file transfer systems (Intapp, 3E, FileTrail, Varonis, Kiteworks, desired).
• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills with attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with project management principals and methodologies and the ability to work proactively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable access to the American Dream.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.


Position: Governance Analyst

Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA or Washington, D.C. (Remote)

Pay: $84,510.40 to $125,507.20 annually

Experience: 3+ years’ experience in law firm conflicts, governance, or records to bring subject matter expertise to the Firm governance program.

Education: High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor's degree preferred, advanced degree a plus.

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire

Schedule: Thursday - Monday, 8:00am to 5:00pm (PST)

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Governance Analyst to join our dynamic law firm client!

Job Description:

• 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 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 (add additional screened employees to ethical wall; disable ethical wall).
• Process administrative records requests (file retrieval, transfers) from clients and other departments.
• Drive both the outside counsel guideline review process and the audit letter review process (drafting responses, tracking deadlines, liaising with partners for review and approval).
• Advise attorneys and professionals on the Firm’s governance-related policies and procedures (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.

Position Requirements:

• Must be proficient with conflicts database systems; Intapp, 3E, Aderant, LegalKEY, preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive) and records, intake, and secure file transfer systems (Intapp, 3E, FileTrail, Varonis, Kiteworks, desired).
• Must have excellent communication and customer service skills with attention to detail, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with project management principals and methodologies and the ability to work proactively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how work is bought, sold and delivered to enable access to the American Dream.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.