Freelance Business Intake Researcher

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for a Freelance
Business Intake Researcher to join our team in our Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York or Washington D.C. offices.

This is a temporary position lasting six months. This position offers the flexibility to be fully remote while working within reasonable commuting distance from any of our offices.

This position is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the screening of potential client engagements in accordance with the firm's risk management procedures and policies.

At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.

• Gather and analyze financial information, regulatory and litigation histories, and recent news from external corporate and governmental databases (such as Dun and Bradstreet, TLO, Bloomberg, Lexis, SEC, etc.) from a risk management and due diligence perspective.
• Work with intake attorneys and reviewing attorneys (Practice Group heads and Partners in Charge) responsible for new client and new matter intake in evaluating risk management issues related to new clients and matters. Work with litigation partners to assess financial viability of potential new matters through external corporate research and analysis.
• Run special searches as needed, to identify potential risk management or business issues with respect to incoming lateral attorneys, potential mergers, and other special circumstances.
• Participate in special projects involving new business intake best practices and risk management initiatives within the Information Governance department.
• Assist the Conflicts team as needed in assessing whether a conflict of interest exists under the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Partner with the Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) Paralegals to assist the Claims Counsel and General Counsel with interpreting and executing Litigation Holds, Subpoenas, and Protective Orders; and assist in the Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCG) intake process.
• Assist with other research and administrative tasks, and/or support cross-departmental teams as assigned.

• 5+ years’ experience compiling and analyzing risk assessment reports
• Prior experience with corporate risk assessment research and analysis and/or investigative due diligence, including the ability to analyze, cross-reference and summarize findings from third-party proprietary databases and public records such as Dun and Bradstreet, Lexis, TLO, Bloomberg, etc.
• Bachelor's Degree; advanced legal or business degree or KYC/AML compliance certification preferred
• Understanding of KYC/AML requirements; ability to read financial statements; knowledge of and ability to analyze SEC filings; familiarity with current trends in the legal and financial services industries.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail, analysis, proofreading and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, team player able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong customer service skills, including understanding and responding quickly to a variety of inquiries.
• Ability to contribute ideas for process improvements.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet project deadlines with expedited turnaround times.
• Experience with Microsoft Office; familiarity with Intapp and data intake processing software.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 9 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At…