Senior Conflicts Attorney

Larbey Evans Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Conflicts Attorney to ensure that potential conflicts are resolved firm-wide while working collaboratively with partners and clients. This permanent, full-time position offers a generous salary and exceptional benefits, including hybrid working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have over five years of legal experience, proficiency in corporate databases, and strong conflict resolution skills.

Benefits

Highly generous salary

Exceptional benefits

Free meals/snacks/refreshments

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ legal experience in a law firm or in-house counsel.
• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts of interest.
• Proficiency in internet research and corporate databases.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact for partner conflict inquiries.
• Manage conflict research process and procedures.
• Advise attorneys on conflicts rules and firm policies.

Skills

Legal experience

Knowledge of financial organizations

Conflict resolution skills

Proficiency in internet research

Analytical skills

Tools

WCO

CapitalIQ

Job description

Overview

Powerhouse US law firm renowned for its excellence and impactful global work is seeking a Senior Conflicts Attorney on a permanent, full-time basis.

• Highly generous salary + exceptional benefits, including free meals/snacks/refreshments
• 09:30-17:30 (Monday-Friday)
• Hybrid working (4 days office / Fridays WFH)

As a Senior Conflicts Attorney in the London office, you will be working with partners, attorneys, and clients to ensure potential conflicts are resolved firm-wide – assessing all areas of conflicts of interest and new client intake inherent in a large global law firm.

Senior Conflicts Attorney Key Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact for partner conflict inquiries on a firm-wide basis.
• Interface with partners and associates to confirm the status of existing or pending transactions and resolve identified conflict issues.
• Manage conflict research process and procedures ensuring potential conflicts are quickly and accurately identified and resolved and conflicts are cleared for new matters and new clients firm-wide.
• Provide guidance, monitor processes with respect to new clients and matters, screening, and waivers.
• Advise attorneys on conflicts rules and assist in adherence to such rules and firm policies when drafting, reviewing, and coordinating client engagement and conflict waiver letters.
• Ensure firm policies and procedures relating to conflicts and client intake are communicated and make recommendations for changes when appropriate.
• Provide guidance to attorneys, analysts and firm personnel related to conflict of interest rules and procedures as required.
• Maintain current knowledge of conflicts rules in New York and all jurisdictions where the firm has offices and/or conducts business.

Senior Conflicts Attorney Skills & Requirements

• 5+ years’ legal experience in a law firm or in-house counsel is required.
• Proficient knowledge of large firm practice areas: financial organizations, banking and capital markets, private equity firms and other business organizations.
• Ability to identify and resolve actual and potential conflicts of interest within various types of transactions, restructurings, bankruptcies and litigation.
• Proficiency in internet research, WCO, CapitalIQ and other corporate databases including corporate ownership/SEC filings.
• Ability to research and understand complex corporate relationships and determine how proposed relationship relate to the firm’s existing engagements.
• Ability to analyse and summarize conflict situations, articulate potential issues, and suggest resolutions to attorneys as required.