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About the Role

Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm seeking a Conflicts Attorney to assist with all aspects of conflicts clearance for new clients, new matters, and lateral candidates. This role involves daily review and analysis of potential conflicts, interfacing with partners, and handling additional assignments from the Firm's General Counsel and Legal Operations team.

Responsibilities

• Analyze conflict of interest reports for new firm representations and lateral attorney hires to identify potential conflict problems and ensure compliance with firm policies.
• Resolve conflict of interest issues, including obtaining waivers and drafting ethics wall memos.
• Analyze new matter requests for compliance with firm policies and professional responsibility rules.
• Review and edit draft engagement letters for compliance.
• Communicate proactively with partners and management regarding complex conflicts issues.
• Review client outside counsel guidelines and assess the firm's ability to comply.
• Supervise Resolution Analysts' clearance efforts and processes.
• Conduct orientation for staff and attorneys on the new matter approval process.
• Consult with partners, the professional responsibility committee, and information governance to create and maintain effective screening restrictions.
• Maintain accurate records of all conflicts resolutions and communications.
• Develop expertise on conflicts rules and approaches in specific practice areas and formulate templates for analysis.
• Perform corporate research as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of conflict-of-interest principles under professional responsibility rules in various jurisdictions.
• Experience analyzing conflicts of interest and the law of conflicts of interest.
• Basic knowledge of legal software such as Intapp, D&B/Hoovers, CapIQ, BvD.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, with attorneys and staff.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic and complex environment to meet deadlines and daily requirements.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and maintain a productive committed work effort, meeting deadlines and managing workload.
• Ability to analyze and interpret information from a variety of sources, apply critical and creative thinking, and pay strong attention to detail.
• Ability to draw valid conclusions or develop solutions to complex problems.
• Strong analytic, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Methodological approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and good decision-making skills.
• Strong technological skills.
• Knowledge of conflicts clearance and ethical screening software preferred.
• Aptitude for learning new systems, including ability to participate in discussions about design of existing or new systems.
• Able to work under pressure to tight project deadlines.
• Able to adapt to competing demands and prioritize tasks to ensure complete follow-through on outstanding issues.

Skills

• Conflicts clearance
• Risk management
• Legal software
• Communication
• Organization
• Prioritization
• Adaptability
• Analytical thinking
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills
• Technological skills
• Ethical screening software

Location

• Any U.S. office

Work Type

• Remote

Experience Level

• 3 years of experience as an attorney in a conflicts department

Education Level

• JD and active bar license required

Salary/Compensations

• $220,000 - $240,000

Benefits

• Health care
• Retirement benefits
• Paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
• Parental leave
• Basic life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Discretionary, performance-based bonuses

About the Company

• Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
• Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
• The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.

Equal Opportunity

• Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
• We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.
• The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.