Conflicts Attorney

ABA Search, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ABA Search, Inc. supports a large international law firm in a hybrid conflicts and new business intake role. The position focuses on ethical compliance, risk management, and onboarding of clients and matters.

You will analyze conflicts of interest, draft ethical screens and waivers, and Ensure compliance with conduct rules across jurisdictions. Strong JD, bar membership, and 3+ years required; travel may be necessary.

Qualifications

• JD degree and active bar membership in good standing.
• 3+ years conflicts resolution or 5+ years as attorney.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with iManage.
• Willingness to travel and work extended hours.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and resolve conflicts of interest for lateral hires and new business.
• Draft and review ethical screens, conflict waivers, and risk provisions.
• Ensure compliance with Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Stay current on ethics rules across jurisdictions.
• Track rule changes and advise conflicts leadership.
• Review client engagement terms, including outside counsel guidelines.
• Conduct conflicts research on corporate relationships and affiliations.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional conduct in all matters.

Skills

Conflicts resolution

Legal ethics

Legal research

Microsoft Office

iManage

Education

JD degree

Tools

iManage

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client is a large, internationally recognized law firm with a strong reputation across emerging companies, corporate and M&A, private equity, intellectual property, securities, and litigation. It is known for a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture and strong support for professional development, wellbeing, and an inclusive workplace. This opening is with the firm's conflicts and new business intake function, supporting specialized and lateral conflicts work. The team is essential to the firm's ethical compliance, risk management, malpractice avoidance, and timely onboarding of new clients, matters, lateral attorneys, and personnel. This is a hybrid role.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Analyze and resolve conflicts of interest arising from lateral hires, new employees, and new business, working with firm attorneys, managers, directors, and conflict analysts to gather the information needed for sound determinations
• Draft and review ethical screens, conflict waivers, and risk management engagement letter provisions
• Ensure compliance with applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, and support and help manage other loss prevention functions
• Stay current on the Rules of Professional Conduct and ethics rules across the jurisdictions and practice areas in which the firm operates
• Track rule changes and recommend policy updates to conflicts leadership
• Support the firm's review of client engagement terms, including coding of outside counsel guidelines
• Research corporate family relationships and affiliations to support conflicts analysis, along with other conflicts research projects as needed
• Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and firm matters

WHAT YOU BRING

• Required:
• JD degree
• Active bar membership in good standing (or registration as in-house counsel) in all jurisdictions of regular practice and of the assigned office, if applicable
• 3+ years of conflicts resolution experience or 5+ years as a practicing attorney, preferably with a large law firm
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, with the ability to become proficient in iManage and other firm applications after orientation
• Ability to travel and work extended or weekend hours, as required
• Preferred:
• Legal ethics and conflicts experience, particularly lateral hire conflicts