Description: Fox Rothschild has an opening in multiple offices for a Conflicts Counsel. The Conflicts Counsel team supports the firm’s critical risk management functions by performing all duties associated with preventing, mitigating, and addressing actual and potential ethical and business conflicts of interest, including:

• Reviewing new business intake forms using proprietary software to ensure that all relevant parties have been appropriately identified;
•  Researching external and internal databases for pertinent information to vet prospective clients and other parties;
• Analyzing conflicts reports for the purposes of identifying potential ethical and business conflicts of interest; and
• While working closely with the firm’s full roster of attorneys and business professionals to address and resolve conflicts of interest, gathering and evaluating relevant information, applying rules of professional conduct and other law, and drafting and finalizing conflict waiver and engagement letters.

Qualifications: Juris Doctorate (JD)with active license in resident jurisdiction required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Experience in a law firm environment required, with knowledge of conflicts of interest principles strongly preferred.
• Ability to utilize research tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, Lexis, Hoover's, Edgar, and LegalKey, and to interpret the data produced by those systems.
• Ability to research and apply the rules of professional conduct and other law in multiple jurisdictions to identify, evaluate, and appropriately address conflicts of interest.
• Ability to effectively work with firm attorneys and business professionals to resolve identified conflicts where possible, including drafting and finalizing conflict waiver letters, is critical.
• Ability to identify parties involved in various types of legal matters (including corporate, litigation, bankruptcy, labor & employment, tax, and estate planning) and define relationships within the firm’s new business intake processes.
• Proficiency to work independently and to exercise reasonable judgment in seeking input from the Director of Conflicts and the Office of the General Counsel as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong service orientation.
• Detail oriented with strong evaluative and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage a busy workflow, and work effectively on an independent basis and as part of a team.
• Experience with Intapp programs preferred.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

•  This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment including, but not limited to computers, telephones, printers, and copiers.

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work: Exertion of physical strength to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 10 pounds. Work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.

Visual Acuity

• Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Compensation & Benefits

• The salary ranges for this position apply to California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Washington, and Washington, D.C. The salary range reflects a variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, education, licensure and/or certifications, geographic location, market demands and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a position. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this position is $142,500 - $180,000 in California, $142,500 - $175,000 in Colorado, $125,000 - $150,000 in Nevada, $132,500 - $155,00 in Illinois, $142,850 - $180,000 in New York, $142,5000 - $175,000 in Washington, and $142,5000 - $175,000 in Washington, D.C.
• For information on Fox Rothschild's compensation and benefits visit: Compensation & Benefits (foxrothschild.com).

DISCLAIMER

Fox Rothschild is under no obligation to provide sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.  It is not a contractor employment agreement and is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all functions, responsibilities, or requirements the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional duties. Additionally, management reserves the right to review and revise the job description at any time. Employment with the firm is at-will.  Employees must be able to satisfactorily perform all of the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation.  If an accommodation request would cause an undue hardship or a safety concern, the individual may not be eligible for the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer - vets, disability