Description:

Summary: The Professional Responsibility Attorney is a member of the Professional Responsibility Committee and serves with a team of lawyers as in-house legal counsel to the Firm. The Committee's work centers on legal ethics, professional responsibility and loss prevention.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Advising Firm attorneys on conflict issues and facilitating the resolution of conflicts of interests
  • Counseling Firm attorneys on a wide variety of ethical and professional issues
  • Reviewing and approving new Firm business to ensure accuracy and adherence with Firm policies and procedures
  • Performing due diligence for all legal and lateral hires
  • Conducting ethics orientation for lateral and new attorneys
  • Reviewing and developing policies and processes relating to legal ethics and loss prevention
  • Providing training on legal ethics, loss prevention and compliance with Firm policies
  • Monitoring ethics opinions, the Rules of Professional Conduct and laws and other regulations governing the Firm and its lawyers
  • Reviewing the Firm's marketing materials for ethics compliance
  • Drafting and reviewing conflicts waivers, engagement letters and other client communications and documents to ensure compliance with ethical and professional standards
  • Reviewing, and providing advice on, outside counsel guidelines
  • Advising lawyers on issues relating to bar admission, unauthorized practice of law, state registration requirements and continuing legal education compliance
  • Researching and analyzing legal malpractice issues and potential claims
  • Serving as a liaison with the Firm's professional liability carrier
  • Work with the Firm's General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel on legal matters for the Firm
  • Assist with all other projects and special requests as needed

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
  • Education: Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in the United States required
  • Four years' experience with strong knowledge of legal ethics and loss prevention
  • Knowledge of Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills; must be able to articulate issues accurately, clearly and succinctly
  • Strong analytical and problem solving abilities needed to address complex questions and issues
  • Must have strong organizational skills and be extremely detail-oriented; issue-tracking, follow-up and resolution skills are essential
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding, deadline-driven environment and respond appropriately to shifting priorities
  • Must maintain confidentiality and use discretion with sensitive information
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively