Reviews and analyzes conflicts reports for new clients, matters, and lateral hires. Advises partners on legal and business risks, drafts conflict waivers, prepares ethical walls, audits intake data, researches professional conduct rules, and resolves conflicts. Guides conflict analysts, monitors ethics developments, communicates potential issues, and participates in urgent and on-call support.
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Why Join Milbank?
Milbank is a premier international law firm handling complex cases and business transactions worldwide. The Conflicts Attorney supports the Firm’s risk management function as a member of the Conflicts Team within the Office of General Counsel. Working closely with partners and the Office of General Counsel, the attorney analyzes conflicts involving new clients, matters, and lateral hires and advises on legal and business risks and resolution strategies.
This is a fully remote (US), 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PST with flexibility to visit or work from a local office.
Why Join Milbank?
- Take on sophisticated conflicts work supporting high-stakes matters across offices, practices, and jurisdictions.
- Collaborate with Office of General Counsel leaders on firm-critical decisions while advancing your professional development.
- Enjoy competitive compensation, robust benefits, and remote flexibility.
- Review conflict reports for new clients, matters, and lateral hires; advise partners on legal and business risks and resolution strategies.
- Draft and negotiate conflict waivers; prepare and implement ethical walls and screening memoranda.
- Audit and improve new business intake data, forms, and engagement terms.
- Analyze lateral matter lists and resolve conflicts with partners and lateral hires, including developing waiver strategies.
- Guide conflict analysts on best practices, corporate family tree research, matter maintenance, report preparation, and related research and analysis.
- Prepare clear communications to attorneys identifying all potential issues and assist in resolving business and ethical conflicts.
- Monitor changes in ethics rules, opinions, and case law affecting conflicts of interest.
- Research applicable conflicts and ethics rules.
- Respond to urgent matters and participate in a periodic on-call rotation, including occasional weekends and certain holidays, as needed.
- Three years of experience as a conflicts attorney preferred, ideally in a large, multi-office international law firm.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. professional conduct rules and related ethical, legal, and risk management rules preferred, including the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Strong knowledge of rules governing lawyers’ professional conduct in the UK, Germany, and Asia also preferred.
- Excellent research, analytical, and partner-facing communication skills.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and an active law license in New York, the District of Columbia, Illinois or California required.
Target Compensation:
$200K-240K
Milbank LLP New York, New York, USA Office
55 Hudson Yards, New York, New York, United States, 10001
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