Conflicts Attorney

Top Tier law firm has an opening for a Conflicts Attorney. This is a temporary job in Washington, D.C. The work schedule is Hybrid. Details are below:

Start: ASAP

Anticipated duration: 3+ months

Pay rate: $90+/hr

Responsibilities:

• Oversee conflicts clearance for complex matters, including lateral partner and group hires, client engagements, and Firm-wide risk issues
• Serve as an escalation point for complex or novel conflicts and governance issues through resolution.
• Draft, reviews, and negotiates conflicts waivers, engagement letters, and related agreements to ensure alignment with Firm policies, ethical requirements, and risk tolerance.
• Review and advise on vendor agreements and third-party relationships, identifying legal, regulatory, and operational risks and ensuring compliance with the Firm’s standard terms and governance requirements.
• Review client outside counsel guidelines and engagement agreements, identify deviations from Firm policies, assess risk implications, and draft or negotiate appropriate responses.
• Support Firm-wide risk management initiatives, including cross-functional projects involving Information Security, IT, Records, Finance, and Compliance.
• Maintain deep and current expertise in the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and their state-specific adoption, including jurisdictional variations affecting the Firm’s offices and practice areas.
• Advise attorneys and professional staff on governance matters, including conflicts, ethical walls, retention and disposition, and engagement requirements; incorporates feedback into continuous process and policy improvements.
• Support Firm-wide compliance with processes related to conflicts checks, new business intake, audit letters, outside counsel guidelines, and governance controls.
• Conduct research related to conflicts, ethics, lateral hiring, records disposition, and related governance issues; provides clear, practical guidance based on research findings.

Qualifications

• JD
• Must be licensed to practice in any US jurisdiction
• 3+ years law firm experience

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Candidates will be subject to a standard background check as part of the hiring process.

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