Conflicts Analyst
Resume:
GUY PARKER
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
202-***-**** (cell)
E-MAIL: *************@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Created the conflicts department at Top 5 Texas law firm
Assisted in testing/conversion/implementation of Elite Enterprise at Top 15 DC law firm
Managed day-to-day operations of team, including analyzing and solving problems, processes, staffing, personnel issues, and recruiting (Supervised staff of 20)
Exposure to a cross section of industries ranging from general litigation to healthcare, insurance, e-business, and consumer products
Skilled in sales/marketing/business development, research, project management, event planning, HR/Operations, financial and credit analysis, and clearing conflicts of interests
Developed and implemented working capital processes and quality assurance (risk management) guidelines for litigation-specific and audit services that were adopted firmwide.
WORK HISTORY
Arent Fox, LLP, Washington, DC April 2005 – July 2008
Conflicts Coordinator
Worked in co-manager role in conflicts department at Top 15 DC law firm. Continually improve processes involved with conflicts checking, including recommendation of waivers, as necessary.
Researched and cleared conflicts of interest for all potential new work and potential new-hire paralegals, associates and shareholders for all offices (DC, NY, LA). Work was performed in conjunction with various partners throughout the firm.
Research includes use of various D&B reports, Hoover’s, Westlaw, the Internet, and other sources as needed.
Maintained Elite conflicts database for conflicts and client/matter purposes.
Assisted in Elite Enterprise testing and conversion. Assisted in LA office conversion.
Liaison between Ethics Chairman and conflicts department.
Supervised workload of two assistants and provided training as needed.
Godwin Gruber, LLP, Dallas, TX Sept. 2004 – Mar. 2005
Conflicts Specialist
Created and managed the conflicts department at Top 5 Texas law firm. Created and improved all processes and policies involved with conflicts checking, including obtaining waivers and setting up Chinese walls.
Cleared conflicts of interest for all potential new work and potential new-hire paralegals, associates and shareholders for both offices (Dallas and Houston). Work was performed in conjunction with various shareholders throughout the firm.
Handled client-intake functions and other business development duties for marketing department as assigned.
Maintained CMS conflicts database for conflicts, marketing, and client/matter purposes.
Assisted accounting department with attorney origination credits.
Liaison between HR and potential new hires. Responsible for setting up new hires in firm databases.
Provided training to new hires in conflicts procedures.
Imprimis Staffing, Fort Worth, TX (Contract Position) Feb. 2004 – July 2004
Associate Transaction Specialist for Staubach Global Services
Wrote, negotiated and finalized pending contracts with the BNSF Railroad’s customers all over the U.S.
Negotiated terms, including indemnity and insurance coverage, of industry track agreements, land leases, track leases, construction agreements, storage agreements, and all other applicable railroad real estate contracts
Worked with customers, railroad engineers, and surveyors to complete details of exhibits for corresponding agreements
Obtained certificates of insurance for each type of agreement, including all special endorsements needed, through insurance carrier/provider and/or customer
Liaison between BNSF Legal, BNSF Risk Management, and customers
Completed administrative functions for department including new contract distribution, termination of agreements, maintaining transaction tracking database, research, receiving and applying payments, and reporting.
Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, TX Mar. 2003 – Jan. 2004
National Conflicts Coordinator for U.S. operations office of law firm
Cleared conflicts of interest for all potential new work and potential new-hire paralegals, attorneys and shareholders for all 9 U.S. offices. Work was performed in conjunction with various shareholders throughout the firm.
Handled client-intake functions and other business development duties for marketing department as assigned
Maintained Elite database for conflicts, marketing, and client/matter purposes
Assisted billing team with Elite database maintenance and troubleshooting
Liaison between national HR and potential new hires
Assisted department supervisor with day-to-day operations, including ad hoc requests & reporting, analyzing and solving problems, processes, personnel issues, and training.
Arthur Andersen, LLP, Dallas, TX Oct. 1998 – May 2002
Business Analyst with litigation/financial/audit services team
Managed day-to-day operations of team, including analyzing and solving problems, processes, staffing, personnel issues, and recruiting.
Ran conflicts searches for all new work for six regional offices. Assisted partners in clearing potential conflicts-of-interest items.
Designed & implemented law-firm sales/marketing plan and healthcare financial services sales/marketing plan, including brochures, presentations and product development.
Attained lead generation, lead quantification, client/industry research, credit and risk analysis, case research (Westlaw & LexisNexis) and business development for the healthcare, insurance revenue recovery, litigation, regulatory compliance, business interruption and all other practice group offerings.
Experienced in all client work, including proposals, business plan development, and sales pitches.
Performed financial and business analysis, including budgeting and reconciliation of $6 million annual budget (client work sold) and generating ad hoc reports. Developed and implemented team’s working capital processes. Managed local partner’s working capital. Project manager for all team client work; duties included maintenance of all time and expense reconciliation, billings and collections for team’s client work, meeting required deadlines, and development and monitoring of project and practice development budgets.
Developed quality assurance (risk management) guidelines and taught litigation-specific quality assurance classes for team. Taught quality assurance for business consulting new hire orientation in Dallas. Ensured all projects met quality measures from start to finish.
Assisted staffing manager with staffing issues, requests, backlog, and chargeability. Liaison to HR.
EDUCATION
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Bachelor of University Studies in Liberal Arts
Major Concentrations: International Relations and Business
Minor Concentration: Mass Communications
VOLUNTEER WORK
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC
Board of Associates
Latin American Youth Center, Washington, DC
Associate Volunteer Board
COMPUTER SKILLS
PC & Mac, Microsoft Office 2007 & XP, Microsoft Project, HTML, ACT, WordPerfect, Elite for Windows, Elite Enterprise, I-Manage, CMS, IQ/Objects 6.0, Jetform, D-Base, FoxPro, Lotus123, Lotus Notes v. R5, Filemaker Pro, PageMaker, Various proprietary software packages, type 85+wpm and 11,000+ keystrokes per hour
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