Conflicts Attorney (Hybrid)

Description:

• Review, identify and resolve potential ethical and business conflicts of interest issues with respect to clients, matters and new business and incoming lawyers
• Follow up on conflicts clearance with all responsible parties handling new engagements
• Conduct thorough reviews of conflicts of interest reports, resolving issues identified on a timely basis
• Work closely with members of Conflicts and New Business Intake Departments
• Investigate and resolve erroneous, incomplete or outdated data on conflicts reports
• Coordinate search requests and communicate with attorneys across the Firm
• Assist firm lawyers with engagement letters and waivers
• Stay current on recent research and thinking on ethics and conflicts best practices and rules across jurisdictions in which the Firm has offices.
• Undertake special projects as needed

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work with new software systems
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good attention to detail; analytical rigor and problem solving skills
• Ability to digest large volumes of information
• Work independently, efficiently and handle multiple assignments

• U.S. law degree and law license in good standing status
• 2+ years of related experience in conflicts preferred
• Knowledge of the law of conflicts a plus
• In absence of conflicts experience, 3+ years of legal practice preferred