Kimberly Cahill Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Define and direct an effective, compliant, legally-defensible risk management strategy consistent with the rules of professional practice and firm business goals. Navigate and alleviate complex ethics and compliance issues. Set policies, standards, and best practices for conflict checks, resolution, business intake workflow, ethical walls, onboarding and.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Designed, implemented and oversaw Risk Management and Information Governance programs for the firm. Primary areas of responsibility: conflicts, new matter intake, workflow, records, and retention/destruction.
• Worked closely with Loss Prevention Partners, Ethics Partner, Managing Partner, Executive Director, Executive Committee, Practice Group Leaders and Department Chairs, Conflicts Committee, Information Security.
• Managed two staff support teams including Conflicts Analysts and Information Governance Analysts
• Maintained expert knowledge in both disciplines and enacted best practices. Procured resources and technologies necessary to roll out and support both programs. Managed collective operational budget.ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Streamlined conflict clearance and matter intake for faster turnaround times and reduced risk
• Upgraded conflict checking function from a simple name search to include focused research and pre-analysis for the attorneys

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Resolved conflicts of interest through daily interaction with attorneysOrganized discussions and arranged for waivers, ethical walls, and declinations as necessaryReviewed all incoming new business for potential conflicts according to firm policy, liability insurance guidelines, and rules of ethics and professional conductEvaluated billing arrangements and.

Greater Boston Area

Completed 4-month contract term for audit of select client agreements Designed system for information capture and analysis of specific contract languageTransferred results of audit into the new system as searchable, trackable dataPerformed project risk assessment and developed contingency plan

Greater Boston Area

Initiated knowledge management system, which combined knowledge bases of Conflicts, Finance, Marketing and Human Resources data and displayed information by user access level Oversaw conflicts and CRM databasesFulfilled roles of Database Administrator and Data Steward for InterAction CRM systemTroubleshot Elite and InterAction databases and provided.

Greater Boston Area

Led Conflicts research team specializing in Intellectual Property and Health Care practice areasSupported attorneys in private bond and investment transactions, securities compliance, and general corporate maintenance matters Streamlined conflicts and new business intake processes for all practice areasMaximized quality of service provided to firm.

M.S., Computer Information Systems

M.S. in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Databases and Project Management & Graduate Certificate in Internet.

Certificate, Paralegal Studies

B.A., Government

Activities and Societies: Co-Alumnae Class President (2014 - 2019) Alumnae Class Vice President (1999 - 2004) Class Treasurer (1998.