Conflicts Attorney

Min 3 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Lateral Conflicts Attorney

Dentons US LLP is seeking a qualified Lateral Conflicts Attorney to join their team. This position will provide support to all levels of personnel throughout the Firm and US Region and will be responsible for review and analysis of conflicts and other issues related to firm acceptance of new clients and new matters.

The ideal candidate should have a JD and must be licensed to practice law with at least 3 years of legal experience. Prior experience working with law firms or corporate legal departments is preferred, and experience with conflicts analysis is highly desirable. Dentons offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

**Responsibilities of the Lateral Conflicts Attorney**
- Review and provide thorough and timely analysis of all firm new business in order to identify legal and business conflicts of interest
- Utilize available internal and external databases to review and analyze conflicts of interest reports with respect to clients, matters and prospective business
- Facilitate resolution of potential conflicts issues for lawyers firm wide
- Advise as to necessary waivers, and assist in drafting waivers and engagement letters or other documentation for Partner review and/or submission to clients
- Proactively communicate with department leadership on complex conflicts questions and other compliance issues
- Maintain thorough, accurate and current records of all conflicts resolutions in order to ensure integrity of the database and assist in identification and clearing of future conflicts of interest
- Investigate and resolve erroneous, outdated or otherwise incomplete data on conflicts reports in order to maintain integrity of information in firm conflicts database and other records
- Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position

**Qualifications for the Lateral Conflicts Attorney Position**
- JD and must be licensed to practice law with at least 3 years of legal experience
- Prior experience working with law firms or corporate legal departments
- Experience with conflicts analysis strongly preferred but not required
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work productively with firm personnel at all levels
- Excellent customer/client facing skills
- Strong analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to details, consistency and quality
- Ability to effectively negotiate with and influence colleagues and others to achieve a successful outcome
- Strong legal research skills, and the ability to stay current with recent research and thinking on ethics and conflicts best practices and rules across jurisdictions in which the firm has offices
- Ability to work under pressure to tight project deadlines and can adapt to differing demands, prioritizing tasks where appropriate and ensuring complete 'follow through' on outstanding issues
- Demonstrated ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law
- Knowledge of Intapp conflict checking, ethical wall and business intake software a plus

Law Firm is looking for an experienced Lateral Conflicts Attorney to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing support to all levels of personnel throughout the Firm and US Region, and for review and analysis of conflicts and other issues related to firm acceptance of new clients and new matters.

The ideal candidate should have a JD and must be licensed to practice law with at least 3 years of legal experience. Prior experience working with law firms or corporate legal departments is preferred, and experience with conflicts analysis is highly desirable. Law Firm offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

**Responsibilities of the Lateral Conflicts Attorney**
- Review and provide thorough and timely analysis of all firm new business in order to identify legal and business conflicts of interest
- Utilize available internal and external databases to review and analyze conflicts of interest reports with respect to clients, matters and prospective business
- Facilitate resolution of potential conflicts issues for lawyers firm wide
- Advise as to necessary waivers, and assist in drafting waivers and engagement letters or other documentation for Partner review and/or submission to clients
- Proactively communicate with department leadership on complex conflicts questions and other compliance issues
- Maintain thorough, accurate and current records of all conflicts resolutions in order to ensure integrity of the database and assist in identification and clearing of future conflicts of interest
- Investigate and resolve erroneous, outdated or otherwise incomplete data on conflicts reports in order to maintain integrity of information in firm conflicts database and other records
- Other duties as may be assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position

**Qualifications for the Lateral Conflicts Attorney Position**
- JD and must be licensed to practice law with at least 3 years of legal experience
- Prior experience working with law firms or corporate legal departments
- Experience with conflicts analysis strongly preferred but not required
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work productively with firm personnel at all levels
- Excellent customer/client facing skills
- Strong analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to details, consistency and quality
- Ability to effectively negotiate with and influence colleagues and others to achieve a successful outcome
- Strong legal research skills, and the ability to stay current with recent research and thinking on ethics and conflicts best practices and rules across jurisdictions in which the firm has offices
- Ability to work under pressure to tight project deadlines and can adapt to differing demands, prioritizing tasks where appropriate and ensuring complete 'follow through' on outstanding issues
- Demonstrated ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law
- Knowledge of

Competitive salary and benefits package

JD

Please submit your resume and cover letter to Dentons US LLP

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