Location: All cities,NY, USA
The Conflicts Attorney is responsible for daily review and analysis of conflicts and other issues related to firm acceptance of new clients, new matters and lateral attorneys, and interface with the firm s clearance partners regarding approval of new matter and lateral attorney hiring requests. The Conflicts Attorney will handle additional assignments from the firm s Professional Responsibility Counsel, the Committee on Professional Responsibility and firm administration, as needed.
Job Responsibilities:
Analyzes conflict of interest reports for all new firm representations and lateral attorney hires to identify potential conflict problems.
Resolves conflict of interest issues (to include obtaining necessary waivers and drafting ethics wall memos) related to the firm s clearance of new clients, new matters and lateral attorneys.
Analyzes information provided with new matter requests for compliance with firm policies and applicable rules of professional responsibility, and reviews and edits draft engagement letters for compliance with same.
Reviews client outside counsel guidelines and assists with assessment of firm s ability to comply.
Conducts orientation of staff and attorneys regarding new matter approval process.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Identify, analyze, and resolve potential conflicts of interest related to the Firm s new business acquisition and lateral hiring.
Ensure new matters and attorney hires are compliant with the Firm s conflicts and risk management policies and procedures.
Prepare, audit, and present conflict reports to attorneys to resolve issues.
Consult with partners, Professional Responsibility Committee, and Information Governance to create and maintain effective screening restrictions.
Review engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines to ensure Firm-wide compliance.
Perform legal research, including review of case law and jurisdictional issues related to conflicts clearance, lateral hiring, ethical walls, and related issues.