Global Audit Response & Conflicts Attorney

Goodwin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Goodwin is hiring an Audit Response & Conflicts Attorney to coordinate audit response processes and conduct conflicts analysis. You will support business intake, advise attorneys on risk matters, and work with cross‑functional teams to ensure regulatory and ethical compliance.

The role requires a J.D. from an accredited law school, admission in good standing, and experience with conflicts and intake systems. Travel to various offices may be required.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the firm’s audit inquiry response process, including intake, tracking, internal information gathering, preparation of responses, and issuance of audit response letters.
• Review auditor requests, supporting documentation, and draft responses to ensure compliance with Firm policies and standards.
• Identify pending or threatened claims and other matters potentially requiring disclosure in audit responses.
• Collaborate with partners and other timekeepers to obtain information necessary to evaluate and prepare audit responses.
• Interface with Finance regarding unpaid fee-related inquiries from auditors.
• Draft, revise, and finalize audit response letters and related communications with the client relationship partner.
• Monitor audit response deadlines and proactively manage outstanding requests to ensure timely completion of responses.
• Review and triage new business intake requests to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Firm policies.
• Conduct conflicts searches and analyze results to identify actual or potential conflicts of interest and associated risk.
• Prepare conflicts summaries with comprehensive analysis for new clients or matters and changes to existing ones.
• Advise attorneys and leadership regarding conflicts issues and risk considerations.

Skills

Legal analysis

Conflict research

Audits coordination

Project management

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Tools

Intapp

Document management systems

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Goodwin is hiring an Audit Response & Conflicts Attorney to coordinate audit response processes and conduct conflicts analysis. You will support business intake, advise attorneys on risk matters, and work with cross‑functional teams to ensure regulatory and ethical compliance.

The role requires a J.D. from an accredited law school, admission in good standing, and experience with conflicts and intake systems. Travel to various offices may be required.