Senior Conflicts Attorney

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🕒 May 5

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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501 - 1000 employees

Forget everything you thought you knew about professional services firms. We’re smashing the paradigm with a new kind of enterprise—one that provides legal services, advocacy and business strategies under one roof. After 50 years, we’re still the future of professional services firms.

📋 Description

• Serve as a key member of the Firm’s Legal and Risk Management team • Work in close collaboration with the Conflicts team to proactively identify, research, and resolve potential conflicts of interest and risk management issues • Lead complex conflict-of-interest analyses, provide expert guidance to partners and firm leadership regarding ethical compliance • Develop and implement best practices to protect the firm across a wide variety of matters and jurisdictions • Handle lateral conflicts clearances, including identifying and appropriately resolving all conflicts issues • Assist with training other members of the Conflicts Department, including assisting with creating written training materials • Review, draft, negotiate, and ultimately finalize waiver letters, disclosures, and engagement agreements and termination letters on a matter-by-matter basis

🎯 Requirements

• JD degree required • Must be currently licensed in good standing in a firm-approved U.S. state. • Minimum of five (5) years law firm experience at an AmLaw 100 firm clearing and resolving new business conflict issues required, with a minimum of four (4) years experience handling lateral conflicts clearances • Experience with legal ethics and privilege issues. • Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and have great follow through skills • Must be able to learn new software programs as needed • Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner

🏖️ Benefits

• A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.