Foley & Lardner LLP Benefits Overview

Conducts end-to-end conflicts research and clearance for proposed legal business, including identifying conflicts, analyzing ethical and firm-policy issues, drafting engagement and waiver letters, documenting resolutions, and coordinating with attorneys and risk stakeholders. The role manages high-volume requests, performs database and risk checks, supports ethical screens, responds to intake questions, and ensures timely, accurate compliance with professional-conduct requirements.

Supports litigation docketing by maintaining accurate case deadlines, filing dates, and critical events across jurisdictions. Distributes individual dockets, monitors court procedures and judge assignments, communicates deadline information to attorneys and staff, assists with filing fees and court-related procedures, searches case information, and provides guidance on internal docketing policies. Limited court and administrative agency travel may be required.

Conducts conflict-of-interest research and analysis for lateral attorney and non-lawyer onboarding, including portable client reviews, waiver support, ethics screens, database research, and conflict resolution. Maintains candidate files, coordinates with attorneys, recruiting, information governance, and transfer teams, assists with client intake and new business conflicts, and supports process improvements and employee training.