Senior Conflicts Attorney

Dentons US LLP is recruiting for a Senior Conflicts Attorney. This position will provide support to all levels of personnel throughout the Firm and US Region and will be responsible for review and analysis of conflicts and other issues related to firm acceptance of new clients and new matters. This position is open to any Dentons office location and is a fully remote position. This position will need to work west coast hours.

Responsibilities

• Review and provide thorough and timely analysis of all firm new business to identify legal and business conflicts of interest.
• Utilize available internal and external databases to review and analyze conflicts of interest reports with respect to clients, matters and prospective business.
• Facilitate resolution of potential conflicts issues for lawyer’s firm wide.
• Advise as to necessary waivers. Assist in drafting waivers and engagement letters or other documentation for Partner review and/or submission to clients.
• Proactively communicate with department leadership on complex conflicts questions and other compliance issues.
• Maintain thorough, accurate and current records of all conflicts resolutions to ensure integrity of the database and assist in identification and clearing of future conflicts of interest.
• Investigate and resolve erroneous, outdated or otherwise incomplete data on conflicts reports to maintain integrity of information in firm conflicts databases and other records.
• Training and mentoring new hires and providing guidance to junior team members.
• These duties may be ongoing or ad hoc in nature.
• Other duties may be assigned to fully meet the requirements of the position.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Ideal candidate should have a JD and must be licensed to practice law with at least 5 years of conflicts experience in a law firm setting. Experience with conflicts analysis required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to collaborate productively with firm personnel at all levels.
• Able to demonstrate excellent customer/client facing skills.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills required.
• Methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to details, consistency, and quality.
• Able to effectively negotiate with and influence colleagues and others to achieve a successful outcome.
• Strong legal research skills and the ability to stay current with recent research and thinking on ethics and conflicts best practices and rules across jurisdictions in which the firm has offices. Able to maintain a sophisticated, relevant base of knowledge in these areas.
• Able to work under pressure to tight project deadlines and can adapt to differing demands, prioritizing tasks where appropriate and ensuring complete 'follow through' on outstanding issues.
• Demonstrated ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, or government law.
• Knowledge of Intapp conflict checking ethical wall and business intake software a plus.

Salary

Chicago Only DOE: $150,000 - $180,000.

Dentons offers a competitive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, profit sharing, short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, paid holidays and discretionary bonuses.

Dentons US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Disability/Vet. Pursuant to local ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.