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Process · Conflict and engagement

Conflict and engagement

Take a submitted intake through conflict clearance and independent acceptance.

Step by step

  1. Record intake Intake Coordinator

    The Intake Coordinator records the proposed scope, practice area and fee against a matter. The intake moves from Draft to Submitted when it is ready for a decision.

    • Submitted scope and client context
    • Updates Matter intakes, Matters, Clients
  2. Review conflict Supervising Attorney

    The Supervising Attorney checks the parties and records Clear, Conflict or a request for more information with dated evidence. Only Clear permits an engagement decision.

    • Dated outcome, receipt and decision event
    • Updates Conflict reviews, Operation receipts, Matter events
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  3. Approve engagement Operations Reviewer

    The Operations Reviewer independently records Approve, Reject or Return with a reason and source revision. Accepted scope completes the intake and moves the matter to Engaged with an engagement reference.

    • Independent decision and engagement evidence
    • Updates Review decisions, Matter intakes, Matters
    ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on.
  4. Assign active work Matter Owner

    The Matter Owner confirms ownership and takes the engaged matter into Active work.

    • Named owner and active status
    • Updates Matters, Team members
Intake Coordinator
, Supervising Attorney, Operations Reviewer, Matter Owner

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