Massachusetts-Boston, New York-New York City, California-San Francisco, Illinois-Chicago, California-Los Angeles, District of Columbia, California-Silicon Valley
Description
Under the supervision of Conflicts Counsel, the Conflicts Attorney participates in all aspects of the firm's critical risk management including without limitation with respect to: (i) preparing new client intake materials submitted by the firm’s Client Intake/Conflicts Control (“CICC”) department to the firm’s Intake Committee, (ii) conducting comprehensive corporate research and generating conflicts reports (iii) drafting and negotiating engagement terms, including outside counsel guidelines, and conflict of interest waivers, (iv) coordinating review of outside counsel guidelines, (v) advising firm partners and members of CICC on the interpretation of conflicts reports and assisting them in all aspects of the conflicts resolution process, and (vi) researching and analyzing questions pertaining to conflicts of interest or other risk and compliance issues. Upon request, the Conflicts Attorney also participates in negotiations of engagement and/or waiver terms directly with firm clients. 2 to 5 years of practice as an attorney in a law firm, preferably in a mid-sized to large law firm, or experience in conflicts and client intake issues required.