Reviews and resolves legal and business conflicts for new clients, matters, and lateral hires. Drafts conflict waivers, ethical walls, screening memoranda, and related communications. Conducts corporate family-tree research, analyzes intake data, researches ethics rules, documents resolution steps, and advises partners and conflicts analysts. Requires availability for urgent matters and periodic on-call coverage.
Overview
Milbank LLP is seeking a dynamic and motivated individual for a global role of Conflicts Attorney. The Conflicts Attorney will be a member of the Conflicts Team and work closely with the Office of General Counsel to support the Firm’s critical risk management function and is primarily responsible for reviewing and analyzing conflict reports in connection with business intake (new clients and matters) and laterals. We will consider a fully remote work schedule with flexibility to visit the office as required for training and team meetings. The shift will be 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM PST.
Responsibilities- Review complex conflict reports to identify and resolve potential legal and business-related conflict issues, and provide detailed analysis and advice to partners, and collaborate with partners to resolve conflicts.
- Prepare communications to attorneys, clearly identifying all potential issues and assist with the business and ethical conflict resolution.
- Procure, review and draft conflict waivers for new matters work closely with partners and to obtain the waivers, as necessary.
- Prepare and implement ethical walls, including drafting screening memoranda for matters and laterals.
- Document or audit steps taken to resolve any actual or potential conflicts and store supporting documentation appropriately.
- Analyze and review new business intake data, forms, and engagement terms to assist with the new business intake process and ensure the accuracy of the data.
- Review conflicts questionnaires submitted by lawyer and staff candidates and communicate directly with candidates regarding any clarifications.
- Conduct analysis on lateral matter lists to identify actual and/or potential conflicts and collaborate with partners and laterals to resolve any issues, including drafting and obtaining necessary waivers.
- Provide guidance to the conflicts analysts in support of the new business intake process, including best practices, corporate family tree research, matter maintenance, conflict report preparation, and other related research and analysis.
- Run conflict searches and conduct family tree and other corporate research, when necessary.
- Research appropriate conflict and ethical rules.
- Monitor changes in ethics rules, opinions, and case law regarding conflicts of interest.
- Be available for urgent matters and periodic on-call rotation, occasional evening hours, weekends, and certain holidays as needed.
- All other duties as assigned.
Compensation: -The anticipated base salary range offered for this role will be between $190K to $225K and represents the firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation. Actual base compensation will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, performance, qualifications, degrees, and location, well as the needs of the firm.
Qualifications- Juris Doctor degree and active law license (NY, DC, or CA) in good standing is required.
- Comprehensive working knowledge of ethical, legal and risk management rules, including the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct and rules governing professional conduct of lawyers in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Asia is preferred.
- 4 years of conflicts-attorney experience preferred; preferable that experience in a multi-office, large international law firm.
- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work effectively and provide quality work product with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment of multiple projects and shifting priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with partners about conflicts issues.
- Ability to provide outstanding customer service and interact collegially with all attorneys, staff and clients.
- Familiarity with the Intapp Open Conflicts System and Intapp Walls a plus.
- Ability to research corporate family tree using tools such as Capital IQ and Dun and Bradstreet.
Milbank LLP New York, New York, USA Office
55 Hudson Yards, New York, New York, United States, 10001
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