Remote Director & Counsel – Conflicts & New Business Intake

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP is seeking a Director and Counsel, New Business Intake to lead the conflicts and new business intake function. You will oversee conflicts clearance, intake strategy, and policy development in collaboration with the CFO, General Counsel, and Ethics Attorney, while supervising the Conflicts Analyst and New Business Intake Specialist.

You will ensure compliance with professional responsibility rules, evaluate new hires, clients, and matters, and drive continuous

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ethical, legal, and risk-management concepts
• Experience supervising or managing staff in a law firm conflicts/new business intake or risk-management department
• Ability to hire, train, motivate, and evaluate staff and foster a collaborative team environment

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze conflict reports and resolve identified conflict issues
• Clear conflicts independently based on engagement documentation and firm data
• Provide concise evaluations of potential conflicts and approaches for resolution
• Draft conflicts waiver requests with involved attorneys and GC/Ethics Counsel
• Review engagement terms and outside counsel guidelines for new matters and waivers
• Close out clients and matters and manage related correspondence
• Develop, document, and implement conflicts/new business intake policies and procedures
• Oversee improvements to the Intapp conflict system and workflows
• Supervise and mentor Conflicts Analyst and New Business Intake Specialist
• Direct strategy, day-to-day operations, and performance metrics for the department
• Remain current on professional responsibility law and risk-management trends
• Support training around new business intake best practices
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Attention to detail

Oral and written communication

Organization

Ethical judgment

Leadership

Education

JD degree

Tools

Intapp Open

Job description

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP is seeking a Director and Counsel, New Business Intake to lead the conflicts and new business intake function. You will oversee conflicts clearance, intake strategy, and policy development in collaboration with the CFO, General Counsel, and Ethics Attorney, while supervising the Conflicts Analyst and New Business Intake Specialist.

You will ensure compliance with professional responsibility rules, evaluate new hires, clients, and matters, and drive continuous