Conflicts Staff Attorney
Core
Ensures law firm compliance with ethical obligations and risk management policies to avoid malpractice and enable timely onboarding of new clients, matters, and employees.
Role type
Staff attorney specializing in legal ethics and conflicts of interest
Builds
Compliance frameworks and risk management processes for a large law firm
Domain
Legal services / Law firm operations
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Knowledge of ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, conflicts of interest analysis, drafting ethical screens and conflict waivers, advanced research on corporate affiliations
Preferred skills
Legal ethics and conflicts experience
Technologies
Microsoft Office suite, iManage
Responsibilities
Monitor ABA and jurisdictional rules for changes, analyze and resolve conflicts of interest related to new business and hires, draft and review ethical screens and risk management engagement letter provisions, conduct research projects on conflicts of interest and corporate relatedness
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC