Conflicts Attorney

Overview

This role involves joining the Conflicts Team and partnering closely with the Office of General Counsel to support critical risk management. Responsibilities primarily include reviewing and analyzing conflict reports related to business intake (new clients and matters) and laterals.

This is a fully remote (US) position with working hours from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST, with flexibility to visit or work from a local office.

Responsibilities

• Review complex conflict reports for new clients/matters and laterals; advise partners on legal and business risk and resolution paths.
• Draft and negotiate conflict waivers; prepare and implement ethical walls/screening memoranda.
• Audit and improve new business intake data, forms, and engagement terms.
• Analyze lateral matter lists; resolve conflicts with partners and laterals, including waiver strategy.
• Guide conflict analysts on best practices, corporate family tree research, matter maintenance, report preparation, and related research and analysis.
• Prepare communications to attorneys, clearly identifying all potential issues and assisting with business and ethical conflict resolution.
• Research appropriate conflict and ethical rules.
• Monitor changes in ethics rules, opinions, and case law affecting conflicts of interest.
• Be available for urgent matters and periodic on-call rotation, with occasional weekends and certain holidays as needed.

Requirements

• JD and active law license in NY, DC or CA required.
• 4 years of conflicts-attorney experience preferred.
• Preferably experience in a multi-office, large international law firm.
• Strong knowledge of US professional conduct rules, including ethical, legal, and risk management rules (including NY Rules of Professional Conduct and the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct).
• Knowledge of rules governing professional conduct of lawyers in the UK, Germany and Asia is preferred.
• Excellent research, analysis, and partner-facing communication skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Target compensation: $190K–225K.

Location

• Fully remote (US)
• 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST with flexibility to visit or work from a local office.