Senior Conflicts Attorney (AmLaw100)

Plona Partners; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Plona Partners seeks an experienced conflicts professional to review and analyze new business conflict of interest reports, identify potential conflicts, and assist partners and associates in resolving them.

The role includes drafting clear engagement and waiver letters, summarizing conflict issues, and conducting research using public databases and firm tools to support risk management. Strong supervision and training abilities are also valuable.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of law firm risk management or corporate compliance experience.
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar licensure in at least one state and in good standing.
• Experience in conflicts identification and clearance at a large law firm.
• Experience with researching jurisdiction-specific rules as they relate to conflicts of interest.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze new business conflict of interest reports to identify potential conflicts.
• Assist Partners/Associates in resolving conflicts of interest.
• Provide concise summaries of potential conflict issues and steps for resolution.
• Draft engagement and waiver letters and obtain waivers before opening new matters.
• Review outside counsel guidelines to identify deviations and ensure policy compliance.
• Coordinate ethical walls when needed and manage related processes.

Skills

Risk management

Legal research

Team supervision

Training others

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission in at least one state

Tools

iManage

Intapp Open

Intapp Walls

Intapp Elite

Hoovers

Dun & Bradstreet

Lexis/Westlaw

Job description

• Review and analyze new business conflict of interest reports, identify potential conflicts of interest, and assist Partners/Associates in resolving them.
• Review and analyze lateral materials and conflict of interest reports and identify potential conflicts of interest; assist Partners and Firm Management in resolving same.
• Provide concise summaries of potential conflict issues and steps required for resolution.
• Conduct online searches and use web-based research tools, company websites and/or public databases to determine relevant information about potential representations.
• Discuss conflict of interest and loss prevention issues with Partners, Associates, New Business Analysts, etc. to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest.
• Exercise discretion and independent professional judgment with respect to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest.
• Draft clear engagement and waiver letters, as necessary, and follow up to ensure waivers are obtained before new clients/matters are opened.
• Review language in Partner/Associate drafted waiver and engagement letters to ensure that they adequately address conflicts concerns and engagement issues.
• Review outside counsel guidelines to identify deviations from the Firm’s engagement policies; work with relevant Attorneys to appropriately address deviations.
• Confirm need for ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters; manage and maintain the Firm’s processes for implementing walls.

Skills/Qualifications

• 3+ years of law firm experience, preferably in risk management or corporate compliance.
• Law degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar licensure in at least one state and in good standing.
• Experience in conflicts identification and clearance at a large law firm.
• Experience with researching jurisdiction-specific rules as they relate to conflicts of interest.
• Experience with iManage or other document management/document retention software used by major law firms.
• Experience performing legal research and corporate family/affiliate research (Hoovers, Dun & Bradstreet, Lexis/Westlaw, etc.).
• Experience with Intapp Open, Walls, Terms and Elite or other computerized conflicts systems.
• Ability to supervise the work of Conflicts Analysts and train them as to system use, workflow and procedure.