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About the Role
Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP is seeking a Conflicts Attorney to perform conflicts analysis on new business and firm lateral hires and advise firm lawyers on conflicts of interest issues. This role involves reviewing, researching, and resolving conflicts issues, ensuring compliance with ethical standards and firm policies.
Responsibilities
- Analyze conflicts of interest on new business and lateral hires.
- Resolve issues that arise in such matters, including drafting of waivers and advising on ethical issues relating to withdrawal and screening.
- Act as a legal advisor to firm lawyers on conflicts-of-interest issues.
- Perform legal research and prepare legal memoranda in response to requests from General Counsel, firm lawyers, managers, claims counsel and various firm committees.
- Analyze complex factual situations and spot issues where problems might occur.
- Draft waivers and engagement and joint representation letters in final format.
- Negotiate between lawyers in resolving disputes over conflicts and waivers.
- Perform other related legal work as needed.
- Be present at work during regularly scheduled working hours and as needed in the job position, consistent with the Firm's attendance expectations.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct and their application to the practice of law.
- Solid understanding of jurisdictional differences in the application of different rules and principles in making a choice-of-law analysis.
- Effectively cope with change; can decide and act without having the total picture.
- Thorough understanding of a wide range of areas of law, including being able to identify the roles of parties in matters, and possess a solid understanding of business organizations and financing concepts as well as litigation principles and procedures, such as depositions, subpoenas, roles of codefendants and comparative fault.
- Strong legal research and writing skills, including the ability to compile and analyze complex data and furnish detailed information clearly and concisely.
- Strong eye for detail and critical thinking skills; ability to spot problems and propose creative solutions.
- Project management skills, including the ability to spot issues, manage time well, prioritize effectively, adapt to quick changes and handle multiple deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to collaborate with others within the department and firm, including with personnel in international offices.
- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact and communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm across the firm’s U.S. and international offices, both orally and in writing, consistent with communication best practices.
- Proficiency with MS Office.
- Applicants must be licensed and in good standing to practice law in the state of the office out of which they will be based and the state in which they reside.
- For purposes of complying with Export Control laws, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Conflicts analysis
- Professional responsibility
- MS Office
Location
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Washington state
- Washington, D.C.
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of three (3) years of legal practice experience
Education Level
- Juris Doctorate
Salary/Compensations
- Colorado compensation range: $138,450 to $218,880 annually
- Illinois compensation range: $146,110 to $231,010 annually
- Washington state compensation range: $146,040 to $230,890 annually
- Washington, D.C., compensation range: $157,720 to $249,360 annually
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Accrued paid time off plan starting at 20 days annually
- Personal medical leave
- Parental leave
- Up to ten paid holidays
- Family care benefits
About the Company
- Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP is a law firm.
- Join a sophisticated legal team where you’ll provide trusted guidance on complex conflicts and professional responsibility matters.
- This role offers the opportunity to work closely with attorneys and firm leadership while helping protect the firm’s ethical standards and support strategic business decisions.