[Remote] Senior Remote International Conflicts Attorney

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hire Counsel is working with a major international law firm to find an exceptional International Conflicts Attorney. The role involves identifying, reviewing, and reconciling conflicts of interest related to new legal personnel and advising on potential conflicts with new clients and matters across various jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the identification, resolution, and clearance of potential and actual conflicts of interest as they relate to lateral legal personnel new hires and firm new business.
• Consult with the Director of Conflict Services and the General Counsel’s Office, as necessary, to facilitate clearance and approval regarding all potential and actual conflicts of interest.
• Follow up with appropriate lawyers and/or firm personnel, as required, to perform any and all of the above functions, including, but not limited to, obtaining conflicts clearances, waivers, outside counsel guidelines, and engagement letters.
• Generate and maintain conflict waivers in furtherance of conflict resolution for use at all levels of the firm.
• Review client outside counsel guidelines and assist with the firm’s compliance with them, as necessary.
• Assist in the implementation of ethical walls, as necessary.
• Assist in the training of new Conflicts Analysts and Conflicts Coordinators concerning the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned. Skills
• JD from an accredited institution is required.
• Good standing admission to a state bar is required.
• At least five (5) years (5+ yrs.) of demonstrated legal conflicts of interest researching, identification, and resolution experience in the Conflicts Department of a major law firm or financial institution is required.
• Exceptional working knowledge of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct across firm jurisdictions is required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and reconcile potential and actual conflicts of interest in a major law firm is required.
• Specific expertise tracing private equity interests, private investment fund interests, and corporate transactions involvements to their sources.
• Specific expertise dealing with all conflicts issues attendant upon mergers and acquisitions.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, follow through, and complete time sensitive projects with minimal supervision in a fast-paced global law firm environment is required.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written business communication skills necessary to interact with partners, counsel, associates, and other firm personnel across the firm’s international offices are required.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical and organizational skills are required.
• Experience analyzing conflicts for complex transactional matters in relation to lateral partners and other legal personnel candidates is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Bonus and Benefits Information is available from the employer. Company Overview
• Hire Counsel is a leading innovative services provider to law firms, corporations and government agencies for today’s new legal economy It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job

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