Overview
A global intellectual property law firm is seeking a Conflicts Manager or Managing Conflicts Counsel (if licensed attorney) to join their fast-paced Risk Management Department. This is a remote-first position, with a current focus on candidates located in Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The role involves managing conflicts searching, identification, and resolution related to new business and lateral intake, ensuring the integrity of the firm's conflicts data.
Responsibilities
- Manage all conflicts searching, identification, and resolution of potential ethical, business, and subject matter conflicts related to new business and lateral intake.
- Oversee managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, monitoring, planning, assigning, and directing work of conflicts staff.
- Appraise performance, handle personnel-related issues, address complaints, and resolve problems within the conflicts team.
- Serve as a role model and mentor, providing superior service to attorneys, management, and employees.
- Coach team members to meet business goals and support their professional development through training and performance evaluations.
- Involve team members in collaborative decision-making processes.
- Develop, recommend, and implement new business and lateral intake and conflicts checking processes, procedures, systems, and application updates/modifications.
- Collaborate with firm management, including General Counsel and the Intake Committee, to standardize and enforce firm policies and practices.
- Analyze and resolve complex conflict issues regarding new business openings and lateral onboarding.
- Manage ongoing maintenance of conflicts data to ensure integrity, including monitoring conflicts forums and annotations.
- Prepare for, host, and document Intake Committee conference calls; provide assistance to committee members and General Counsel.
- Provide orientation and training for new attorneys and professional staff on conflicts and lateral hire procedures.
- Document procedures in written and online manuals related to new business intake, lateral clearance, and other department processes.
Requirements
- For Conflicts Manager: Bachelor's degree required.
- For Managing Conflicts Counsel: Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active licensure in good standing in the practicing state.
- Minimum of 7 years' experience in conflicts or new business intake within a law firm, with expertise in identifying, analyzing, and resolving conflicts of interest (ethical, subject matter, and business).
- At least 5 years of supervisory or management experience in conflicts or new business intake.
- Working knowledge of automated conflicts databases (e.g., InTapp).
- Demonstrated proficiency in supervising and training attorneys and professional staff.
- Excellent investigative, analytical, written, oral communication, and customer service skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to work independently, identify issues, recommend, and implement solutions.
- Capability to oversee team members across various positions and geographic locations.
- Strong leadership skills including critical thinking, risk-taking, and creativity.
- Managerial skills to communicate effectively, provide instruction, determine priorities, and coordinate team activities.
- Ability to delegate and manage resources efficiently.
- Highly effective communication skills for conducting meetings and corresponding with firm leadership on complex issues.
- Adaptability to changing responsibilities and circumstances.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $134,000 - $200,000 per year, based on education, experience, skills, and qualifications.
- Discretionary bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
- Generous paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Award-winning retirement and profit sharing plans with employer contributions.
- Family-friendly benefits including back-up child care.
- Health and wellness initiatives.
Location
Remote-first position with a focus on candidates located in Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois.