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# How Can I Automate a Conflict Check Before Onboarding a New Matter?
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/how-can-i-automate-a-conflict-check-before-onboarding-a-new-matter/
- Published: 2026-10-01T17:01:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T17:01:03.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

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# How Can I Automate a Conflict Check Before Onboarding a New Matter?

You automate the conflict check by triggering a search against the firm's party database the moment a new intake form is submitted, before the matter is formally opened. On **Jestor**, this runs through automation connecting intake submission to a conflict search.

A conflict check that depends on someone remembering to manually run it risks a matter being opened before the check actually happens.

## What a manually triggered conflict check costs

- Risk of a matter being opened before the conflict check actually happens
- Dependence on someone remembering to manually run the search every time
- Delay between intake and confirming the matter is genuinely conflict-free
- Inconsistent process if the check is sometimes skipped under time pressure

## How an automated conflict check works

- A new intake submission automatically triggers a **conflict search**
- The search runs before the matter is formally opened, not as an afterthought
- Results surface for review before onboarding proceeds
- No manual trigger step depends on someone remembering to run it

## Why Jestor fits this use case

- Automatic triggering removes the dependency on someone remembering to check
- The search happens before the matter opens, not as a vulnerable afterthought
- Consistent process applies to every new intake, regardless of time pressure
- This scales from occasional new matters to a firm with high intake volume

| Manually triggered conflict check | Automated check on intake              |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Risk of being skipped or delayed  | Triggered automatically before opening |

## Frequently Asked Questions

**Does this search both current and past parties?** Yes, the search covers the firm's full historical record. More at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

**Can a result requiring review pause the intake process?** Yes, when configured to gate matter opening until the check is cleared.

**Is there a documented record that the check was performed?** Yes, the search and its result can be logged as part of the intake record.

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