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About the Role
Baker Botts is seeking a detail-oriented professional with strong analytical abilities and experience in attorney-hire conflicts to join our Office of General Counsel team. This role involves reviewing, analyzing, and resolving conflicts related to staff and lateral attorney hires, working closely with various Firm stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze conflicts reports for lateral hire candidates, new lawyer hires, and staff hires.
- Communicate with candidates and Firm lawyers to gather information regarding potential conflicts.
- Draft extensive communications with candidates and Firm personnel, screening memoranda, and other ethical disclosures.
- Implement ethical walls, as needed, to assist with the resolution of conflict issues.
- May be required to analyze conflicts reports for new business intake, as needed.
- Undertake other ethics or risk management-related projects, as assigned by the General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, or Deputy General Counsel, including drafting engagement letters and policy reminders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- J.D. from accredited law school.
- Active law license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. If not licensed in the jurisdiction where employee will work, must be willing to become licensed at the earliest available opportunity.
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience as a conflicts attorney or similar role.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational and calendaring skills; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently in assessing and resolving potential conflicts of interest for all staff and non-partner attorney hires within 6 months.
- Ability to review conflicts reports from the Intapp Open software, analyze the report to identify potential conflicts of interest based on applicable rules of professional conduct.
- Ability to communicate any potential conflicts to internal stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate directly with the candidate to gather additional information to resolve potential conflicts.
- Ability to communicate conflicts clearance status to internal stakeholders and the candidate.
- Ability to prepare for onboarding by implementing ethical walls and drafting any required notices.
- Detail-oriented self-starter who can think critically.
- Ability to stay organized in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly, both verbally and in writing.
- Must be able to sit at a computer for extended periods.
- Occasional lifting of files and materials up to approximately 10 lbs.
Skills
- Attorney-hire conflicts
- Intapp Open conflicts software
- Intapp Walls
- S&P Capital IQ
- Dow Jones RiskCenter software
Location
- Austin
- Dallas
- Houston
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
- Exempt
Experience Level
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience as a conflicts attorney or similar role
Education Level
- J.D. from accredited law school
- Active law license in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Salary/Compensations
- New York Office: $148,000– $190,000 annually
- Washington, D.C. Office: $144,000 – $185,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package, including salary, health and welfare benefits, retirement savings, paid time off, and professional development support.
About the Company
- Baker Botts is a leading international law firm recognized for its deep understanding of the industries it serves.
- With offices across major global markets, the firm delivers sophisticated legal services while cultivating a collaborative, inclusive culture where both attorneys and professional staff contribute to client success and organizational excellence.
Equal Opportunity
- Baker Botts L.L.P. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.