Conflicts & Ethics Attorney

FBT Gibbons; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

FBT Gibbons LLP seeks a Conflicts Attorney to join its Office of Legal Affairs team. You will identify, analyze, and resolve conflicts of interest related to new business intake, client engagements, and lateral hiring initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a JD with at least three years of law firm experience, strong analytical judgment, and excellent diplomacy when discussing conflicts and ethics matters. This role supports ethical screens, waivers, disclosures, and engagement letters across

Qualifications

• JD degree and at least three years of legal experience in a law firm.
• At least three years of experience conducting electronic research, with familiarity with Intapp conflicts and client intake software preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Outlook, and conflicts-related programs; prior experience with Aderant a plus.
• Working knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct and experience with legal ethics and conflicts issues in a law firm environment.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, legal research, and writing skills, with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze electronic information regarding new engagements and new hires to identify, report, and address potential legal, business, and positional conflict of interest issues.
• Conduct electronic research using Westlaw, Google, and other research tools to identify, eliminate, clarify, and resolve conflict and ethics related issues.
• Analyze and resolve conflict of interest issues and provide meaningful and concise information regarding same to firm attorneys.
• Prepare, review and/or analyze engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, ethics related disclosures, waivers, ethical screens, and disengagement letters.
• Analyze work of others in the Office of Legal Affairs and provide necessary guidance related to conflict of interest and ethics issues.
• Communicate extensively with firm attorneys, business professionals, General Counsel, and Assistant General Counsel – Conflicts to facilitate identification and resolution of conflict issues or other business issues.
• Assist in development of training and education programs for legal and non‑legal staff regarding conflict of interest issues, client intake systems, methods, and procedures.
• Close client and/or matter accounts according to firm policy or as requested.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Legal research

Writing

Communication

Project management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar license

Tools

Intapp conflicts

Aderant

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Westlaw

Google

Job description

FBT Gibbons LLP seeks a Conflicts Attorney to join its Office of Legal Affairs team. You will identify, analyze, and resolve conflicts of interest related to new business intake, client engagements, and lateral hiring initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a JD with at least three years of law firm experience, strong analytical judgment, and excellent diplomacy when discussing conflicts and ethics matters. This role supports ethical screens, waivers, disclosures, and engagement letters across