Conflicts Attorney

Job description

The Conflicts Attorney is responsible for evaluating and resolving legal conflicts-of-interest for new business intake, matter openings, client updates, and lateral attorney onboarding. This role conducts complex conflicts analyses, advises attorneys and firm leadership on risk and ethics issues, and ensures compliance with professional responsibility rules and firm policies. The Conflicts Attorney also supports matter opening workflows, drafts waivers and ethical screens, reviews Outside Counsel Guidelines, and contributes to maintaining high-quality conflicts data and processes. The Conflicts Attorney will be responsible for… - Identifying and analyzing actual and potential conflicts for existing and prospective clients by conducting in-depth research using internal systems and external databases (e.g., Hoover’s, D&B, Lexis, EDGAR) and interpreting results to assess business and ethical risks - Recommending and implementing conflict-resolution strategies, including ethical walls, disclosures, consent letters, and engagement modifications - Drafting and maintaining conflict waivers, disclosures, engagement letter language, and supporting documentation - Reviewing and analyzing Out...