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1. Conflicts Search

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Thomas Catenaccio
Posted 07-31-2024 13:48
Curious to see how you handle conflicts searches for attorneys. What software do you use? Do you have a streamlined workflow so attorneys don't have to review the list every day? Thanks in advance!

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Thomas Catenaccio
Morrison Cohen LLP
Network Administrator
New York NY
Number of Attorneys: 125
Number of Offices: 2
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2. RE: Conflicts Search

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Amy Sanderson
Posted 08-01-2024 12:06
Hi Thomas,

We have a file opening workflow that includes conflicts and due diligence searching as the first step in the process. Those searches are performed by a dedicated conflicts staff. Attorneys then review any results we find and are expected to resolve any potential conflicts, with the assistance of our Conflicts Counsel. We use FulcrumGT's Upfront, but there are other vendors, such as Intapp, that provide similar services. Time and billing systems, like ELITE 3E, Aderant Expert, Clio, and Tabs3, also come with conflict searching capabilities. What product you use should meet the needs of your firm and support the size of your conflicts and intake staff. Some products may be too much for your needs.

In addition to this, we still send out a daily email of recently open matters. It is expected that everyone in the firm reviews that email for any potential issues.

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Amy Sanderson
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Senior Conflicts Analyst
Harrisburg PA United States
Number of Attorneys: 160
Number of Offices: 10
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3. RE: Conflicts Search

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Elaine Null
Posted 08-23-2024 13:59
Hello, Thomas - we use 3E's conflict workflow process; however, we haven't implemented the workflow piece that will route the conflicts to the attorneys for review. instead, we send an email with the each conflicts report, and the attorney is required to respond. Once a week, we email a link to a locked Excel list of all clients/matters opened that week for attorneys to review and then every Monday morning the list is reviewed in a (now zoom) meeting that includes all attorneys.

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Elaine Null
Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.
Director of Finance
Omaha NE United States
Number of Attorneys: 108
Number of Offices: 1
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