Description:

Job Description:
At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.

Norton Rose Fulbright is accepting expressions of interest from experienced compliance lawyers to join as Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager to oversee conflicts clearance for lateral attorney recruiting across all U.S. offices. This role serves as the operational leader for lateral conflicts review, partnering closely with Recruiting, the General Counsel's Office, and Firm Management to facilitate the successful integration of lateral talent while appropriately managing legal, ethical, and business risk. The position requires deep knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules, strong leadership skills, and the ability to develop policies and drive process improvements.

The US Compliance Team consists, at present, of the Deputy General Counsel, Compliance; two Assistant Deputy General Counsels, Compliance; three Compliance Counsel & Senior Managers, and a team of Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, and Client/Matter Intake Analysts. The US Compliance Team, in turn, works daily with Norton Rose Fulbright Compliance Teams in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The role reports to the Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Compliance.

This role may be performed remotely from any state where the firm maintains an office (Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and the District of Columbia). Employees must also be able to attend the office at the request of their supervisor as needed. This position requires a commitment to work outside of regular business hours.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Create and implement policies and procedures for lateral conflicts clearance; translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.
Provide operational oversight of lateral conflicts workflows and queues to ensure timely handling; allocate resources, delegate work, and authorize overtime as needed.
Supervise and mentor Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, Compliance Lateral Admin and related staff; conduct performance evaluations, targeted training, and career development.
Act as the primary liaison between the Lateral Compliance Team and Recruiting, ensuring request accuracy, defining deadlines, and following up for missing information.
Collaborate with New Business Intake, Recruiting, BD, Finance, and IT to streamline processes and improve cycle times.
Analyze trends and bottlenecks; recommend and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy and speed.
Oversee compliance conflicts for secondments, ensuring compliance with conflict-of-interest policies throughout onboarding and offboarding processes.
Prepare and deliver training for attorneys, secretaries, and staff on conflicts and compliance topics.
Stay current on software and process changes (e.g., Intapp) and lead adoption initiatives.
Advise partners, attorneys, and Recruiting on conflicts of interest for lateral candidates, incorporating legal, ethical, and commercial considerations.
Assess waiver needs and clearance provisos, draft clearance memoranda and client notices.
Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations impacting conflicts resolution.
Review and interpret candidate documentation (e.g., client lists, engagement letters, outside roles) and validate data in conflicts systems.
Interpret and respond to policy questions related to share dealing and other compliance matters.
Supervise that maintenance of conflicts system integrity by directing the inputting, updating, and retiring of lateral candidate data; lead data clean-up projects.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications and Experience:

Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction where the firm has an office (Texas, New York, California, or D.C. strongly preferred).
4+ years of experience as a compliance/conflicts lawyer at a large law firm
Thorough working knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules and ethical obligations.
Demonstrated ability to exercise risk-based judgment and provide pragmatic, commercially informed advice.
Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to engage effectively with partners and senior management.
Leadership experience supervising, coaching, and developing teams.
High proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel; experience with legal conflicts systems (Intapp).
High integrity, discretion, and accountability for delivering excellent service in a fast-paced setting; ability to reprioritize as needed.