Conflicts Attorney – Lateral Conflicts

🕒 February 17

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $175k - $215k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1884

💸 Finance

🏠 Real Estate

📋 Compliance

Finance • Real Estate • Compliance

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a leading global law firm providing a wide range of legal services to businesses and institutions. The firm specializes in areas such as litigation, banking and credit, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, private funds, and more. With a history of over 140 years, it serves clients from its offices in major cities around the world, including New York, London, Tokyo, and São Paulo. Simpson Thacher is known for its work in financial services, private equity, and infrastructure, advising clients on major transactions and regulatory matters.

📋 Description

• Interface with candidates, firm partners and recruiting personnel to resolve identified conflict issues • Manage lateral conflict process from submission to onboarding to ensure that all potential conflicts are accurately identified, adequately resolved and properly documented • Communicate with firm partners regarding the status of existing or pending matters and in order to resolve identified conflict issues • Answer questions from candidates regarding the clearance process, firm policies, and conflicts of interest • Develop and maintain knowledge of conflicts rules in all relevant jurisdictions and relating to all firm practice areas • Advise attorneys on rules of professional conduct and assist in adherence to such rules and firm policies • Draft, review and coordinate conflict waiver letters, lateral notices and ethical screening memos • Draft and communicate firm policies and procedures relating to conflicts of interest • Determine the need for, establish and maintain formal ethical screens • Perform other functions relating to conflicts and legal ethics as required, including new business intake, engagement letters, outside counsel guidelines, legal research and legal confirmation letters • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. required • Active admission to the New York Bar and/or the bar of the jurisdiction where the Lateral Conflicts Attorney is located, if not New York • At least 2 years’ experience practicing law in a large law firm or in a conflicts department of a large law firm • Knowledge of firm practice areas: private equity, capital markets, banking and credit, bankruptcy, commercial and securities litigation and others • Ability to identify parties and issues involved in prospective matters, define relationships and resolve actual and potential conflicts of interest arising in various types of transactions and cases • Knowledge of the rules of professional conduct in various jurisdictions • Proficiency in internet and corporate database research • Ability to research corporate ownership/SEC filings to determine shareholders and substantial owners • Ability to organize, prioritize, plan and adapt quickly to changes in workflow in a high profile, high pressure, mission-critical environment • Ability to research and understand multiple complex corporate transactions and relationships quickly and accurately and how such transactional structures relate to the firm’s existing and prospective engagements • Good business judgment and analytical skills • Complete and utter discretion regarding maintaining the confidentiality of all firm and client information, including identities of clients and other parties • Ability to work effectively with all levels of personnel in a global organization with tact and diplomacy • Ability to communicate professionally, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing • Ability to learn and utilize internal conflict checking software and multiple software applications and workflow processes of various other firm departments • Ability to efficiently produce a large quantity of accurate and quality work product • Strong project planning, management and execution skills • Ability to work on difficult matters for long periods without losing focus or accuracy • Self-motivation and ability to work independently.