Overview
This role is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.
This position involves managing ethical and business risks presented by potential new business opportunities for an Am Law 100 firm. Based on your training and experience, you will analyze conflicts search reports to identify potential conflicts of interest involving potential new business opportunities and, in some instances, prior and potential new business for lateral hires. You will work independently with attorneys across the firm to detect conflicts and resolve them where possible, in accordance with prevailing ethical rules and firm policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Analyze conflicts search results to identify potential ethical and business conflicts and propose resolutions.
- Review and analyze terms of engagement and outside counsel guidelines as part of the conflicts analysis process.
- Produce written summaries of conflicts issues and document the rationale for all final conflict resolutions.
- Communicate directly with appropriate firm attorneys and the firm General Counsel to facilitate the conflicts clearance process.
- Obtain conflict waivers as necessary to clear conflicts under prevailing ethical rules and firm policies; review waivers for validity and conditions requiring further action under firm policy.
- Establish ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters when confirmation of need occurs.
- Independently manage workload to ensure prompt responsiveness to pending conflicts requests.
- Educate firm attorneys on firm policies and procedures relating to the conflicts clearing process.
- Complete other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree.
- Bar admission in good standing in any US state or the District of Columbia.
- Minimum of two years of conflicts experience in a large law firm environment (preferred).
- Knowledge of common business structures.
- Experience utilizing a conflicts database and related conflicts checking software (preferably Intapp Open).
- Experience using commercial databases of corporate affiliations (such as Hoovers, Dun & Bradstreet, and Capital IQ) and other online reference materials.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Explorer and Outlook).
- Ability to think critically and read for detail, while regularly reviewing large volumes of information under time pressure.
- Skills in issue spotting, follow-up, and resolution.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment to make sound risk management decisions based on the results of conflicts searches, ethical rules, and firm policies.
- Ability to learn, follow, and explain workflow processes of various departments.
- Excellent organizational, oral, and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional legal practice experience.
Compensation & Benefits
- This position offers a full-time salary range based on location and is based on a 40-hour work week.
- Boston: $153,000 to $161,000 annually
- Chicago: $146,000 to $154,000 annually
- Los Angeles: $152,000 to $161,000 annually
- Sacramento: $150,000 to $158,000 annually
- San Francisco: $164,000 to $170,000 annually
- Seattle: $152,000 to $161,000 annually
- Washington, DC: $152,000 to $166,000 annually
- Within the listed range, pay will be based on factors including relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographical location, and business or organizational needs.
- Eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
Location
This position is based in one of the following locations:
- Atlanta, GA 30309
- Boston, MA 02210
- Charlotte, NC 28202
- Chicago, IL 60606
- Dallas, TX 75201
- Houston, TX 77002
- Los Angeles, CA 90067
- Los Angeles, CA 90017
- Miami, FL 33133
- Sacramento, CA 95814
- San Francisco, CA 94105
- Seattle, WA 98104
- Washington, DC 20001
Equal Employment Opportunity / Fair Chance
The employer is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act (if applicable).
Conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to job duties including accessing property, information, assets, and products; accessing client data or confidential information; and partnering and regularly working with or supervising employees and interacting with clients (as stated in the posting).