Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager

About the role

A leading international law firm is looking for an experienced compliance lawyer to lead lateral conflicts clearance across all of its US offices. The role partners closely with Recruiting, the General Counsel's Office and firm management to bring lateral hires on board while managing legal, ethical and business risk. The role • Create and implement lateral conflicts policies and oversee workflows and queues. • Supervise and mentor a team of compliance lawyers and analysts. • Advise partners and attorneys on conflicts and ethical obligations, and analyse trends and bottlenecks. • Lead training, system adoption (including Intapp) and data-integrity projects. • Work daily with compliance colleagues in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, reporting to an Assistant Deputy General Counsel. • Can be performed remotely from any state where the firm has an office, with occasional office attendance; some availability outside normal hours is needed. What we are looking for • A JD and an active licence in a US jurisdiction where the firm has an office (Texas, New York, California or D.C. strongly preferred). • 4+ years as a compliance or conflicts lawyer at a large law firm, with thorough knowledge of US conflicts rules. • Pragmatic, risk-based judgement and strong communication with partners and senior management. • Experience leading and developing a team. • Strong Microsoft Office skills and experience with conflicts systems such as Intapp.