Conflicts Attorney

Considine Search; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare insurance

Bonus potential

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

A legal staffing firm is seeking a remote Conflicts Attorney who will be responsible for analyzing potential conflicts, providing guidance to attorneys on conflicts clearance, and maintaining the conflicts database. Candidates must hold a law degree, have bar membership in the relevant jurisdiction, and possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $176,000 to $220,000, plus bonuses, and includes a comprehensive benefits package for eligible hires.

Qualifications

• Must have a law degree and bar membership in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Needs excellent judgment and strong analytical skills.
• Prior experience in law firm conflicts is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze search results for potential conflicts.
• Consult and advise attorneys on conflict clearances.
• Document and audit conflict clearance steps.

Skills

Law degree

Bar membership

Law firm conflicts experience

Excellent legal research ability

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Facility with MS Office

Education

Law degree from an accredited law school

Tools

MS Office

Intapp OPEN

Intapp Walls

Job description

Remote (Local to DC Office)

Qualifications

• Law degree from an accredited law school is required.
• Bar membership in the jurisdiction where the Conflicts Attorney is located is required; candidates for bar membership must be admitted (by waiver or exam) in accordance with the jurisdictional admission rules and requirements.
• Law firm conflicts experience required.
• Familiarity with the Model and D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct or analogous rules in other jurisdictions is preferred. Familiarity with anti-money laundering compliance regimes is preferred.
• Excellent legal or business research ability using various online databases and print resources is required.
• General familiarity with modern business organization models, structures and ownership is required.
• Excellent analytical skills and written and oral communications skills are required. Specifically, a Conflicts Attorney must be able to distill for the lawyer a quantity of complex data into a manageable, logical explanation of the legal issue and recommended steps to be taken.
• Excellent judgment is required in providing support to the firm’s lawyers, including knowing when to escalate an issue.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish close working relationships with the firm’s lawyers, administrative and support staff are required. Demonstrated customer-service focus is preferred.
• Facility with MS Office and similar typical business software is required. Familiarity with Intapp OPEN or other automated conflict of interest clearance workflow procedures and systems as found in AmLaw 100 firms is preferred.
• Supervisory ability or demonstrated capacity to provide instruction in a business setting is preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities

With the direction and consultation of the General Counsel’s office and Professional Responsibility Committee:

• analyzes results from searches of the firm’s conflicts database and outside sources to identify potential or actual conflicts posed by new work or new hires;
• actively consults and advises firm attorneys regarding conflicts clearance;
• as needed, drafts conflicts waivers or takes other steps to cure conflicts;
• provides instruction and supervises the work of the nonlawyer conflicts staff; and
• documents or audits steps taken to clear any conflicts.

Works with ethical walls and screens managed within Intapp Walls tool.

Together with the nonlawyer staff, maintains the conflicts database with appropriate information about firm clients and matters, client subsidiaries and affiliates, related parties, etc. Enters information obtained during the conflicts clearance process in the conflicts database documenting the resolution of conflicts and any waivers, where necessary.

Provides on-call coverage on weekends and holidays as needed.

Assists London team members with overflow anti-money laundering compliance activities as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned by firm management.

Uphold high standards of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity, particularly with respect to all sensitive and/or confidential firm and client information to which this position will have access.

Salary range of $176,000.00-$220,000.00, plus bonus, based on geography and experience level.

Candidates hired for staff positions with a minimum work schedule of 30 hours per week are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare insurance. Learn more about benefits at the firm.

The firm is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any aspect of employment, including hiring, salary, promotion, discipline, termination, and benefits, on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, sexual orientation, family responsibility, disability (including physical handicap), or any other improper criterion.

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Salary: $176,000.00-$220,000.00, plus bonus

Date Active: 1/28/2026

Exempt/Not Exempt: Exempt