Description
Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking experienced compliance lawyers to join as Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager to oversee conflicts clearance for lateral attorney recruiting across all U.S. offices.
This role serves as the operational leader for lateral conflicts review, partnering closely with Recruiting, the General Counsel's Office, and Firm Management to facilitate the successful integration of lateral talent while appropriately managing legal, ethical, and business risk.
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement policies and procedures for lateral conflicts clearance
- Provide operational oversight of lateral conflicts workflows and queues
- Supervise and mentor Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, and related staff
- Act as the primary liaison between the Lateral Compliance Team and Recruiting
- Collaborate with New Business Intake, Recruiting, BD, Finance, and IT to streamline processes and improve cycle times
- Analyze trends and bottlenecks and recommend process improvements
- Oversee compliance conflicts for secondments
- Prepare and deliver training for attorneys, secretaries, and staff on conflicts and compliance topics
- Stay current on software and process changes and lead adoption initiatives
- Advise partners, attorneys, and Recruiting on conflicts of interest for lateral candidates
- Assess waiver needs and clearance provisos, draft clearance memoranda and client notices
- Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations impacting conflicts resolution
- Review and interpret candidate documentation and validate data in conflicts systems
- Interpret and respond to policy questions related to share dealing and other compliance matters
- Supervise the maintenance of conflicts system integrity
Qualifications and experience:
- Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction
- 4+ years of experience as a compliance/conflicts lawyer at a large law firm
- Thorough working knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules and ethical obligations
- Demonstrated ability to exercise risk-based judgment and provide pragmatic, commercially informed advice
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Leadership experience supervising, coaching, and developing teams
- High proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel; experience with legal conflicts systems (Intapp)
Benefits:
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
- Access to three medical insurance plans, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance
- Pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible
- Fertility benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Student loan assistance refinancing options
- Paid time off plan
- Generous paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave
- Child care support through a back-up care program
- 11 Firm holidays