Description:
Position Overview:The position will be based in our Los Angeles office and work closely with the Firm's General Counsel and Conflicts team in managing, researching and monitoring potential conflicts of interest and risk management issues to avoid possible legal conflicts and business issues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with Firm professionals and the General Counsel's office to process, examine, propose, modify and ultimately finalize waiver letters, disclosures, and engagement agreements on matter-by-matter basis.
- Communicate with and advise professionals, secretaries and other Firm personnel on established Firm policies and Procedures related to conflicts.
- Consult with the Conflicts Manager on procedural issues concerning Firm policies that affect the Conflicts Department.
- Propose conflicts language for RFP responses.
- Draft and review consents, engagement letters, termination letters, and disclosures.
- Assist with the onboarding new hires, including reviewing conflict reports, working with candidate to obtain additional information as needed, communicating with appropriate department chairs and the General Counsel regarding conflict issues, waivers and ethical walls.
- Review attorney guidelines, outside counsel policies and contracts received from Firm clients and provide direction and options regarding items of concern, including working with Firm attorneys regarding compliance as it pertains to conflicts.
- Confirm need for, and coordinate with Risk Management manager to create, ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters as part of conflict clearing process.
- Prioritize requests and coordinate with other team members as appropriate to maintain appropriate flow of priority requests.
- Advise Firm attorneys and incoming professionals on resolution of conflicts of interest issues; and, possess and maintain knowledge of conflicts of interest rules in California.
Qualifications:
- JD degree required
- Member of the California State Bar in good standing
- Minimum of two (2) years law firm experience clearing and resolving conflict issues
- Strong Outlook, Excel and Word skills required
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and have great follow through skills
- Must be able to learn new software programs as needed
- Must have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must be able to juggle and prioritize multiple projects
- Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
- Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all Firm constituents
- Experience with Intapp is a plus
