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About the Role

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking an experienced compliance lawyer to serve as Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager. This role will oversee conflicts clearance for lateral attorney recruiting across all U.S. offices, acting as the operational leader for this process. The position involves partnering with Recruiting, the General Counsel's Office, and Firm Management to integrate new talent while managing risk. Key aspects include deep knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules, strong leadership, and the ability to develop policies and drive process improvements.

Responsibilities

Create and implement policies and procedures for lateral conflicts clearance.
Translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.
Provide operational oversight of lateral conflicts workflows and queues to ensure timely handling.
Allocate resources, delegate work, and authorize overtime as needed.
Supervise and mentor Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, Compliance Lateral Admin and related staff.
Conduct performance evaluations, targeted training, and career development.
Act as the primary liaison between the Lateral Compliance Team and Recruiting, ensuring request accuracy, defining deadlines, and following up for missing information.
Collaborate with New Business Intake, Recruiting, BD, Finance, and IT to streamline processes and improve cycle times.
Analyze trends and bottlenecks; recommend and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy and speed.
Oversee compliance conflicts for secondments, ensuring compliance with conflict-of-interest policies throughout onboarding and offboarding processes.
Prepare and deliver training for attorneys, secretaries, and staff on conflicts and compliance topics.
Stay current on software and process changes (e.g., Intapp) and lead adoption initiatives.
Advise partners, attorneys, and Recruiting on conflicts of interest for lateral candidates, incorporating legal, ethical, and commercial considerations.
Assess waiver needs and clearance provisos, draft clearance memoranda and client notices.
Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations impacting conflicts resolution.
Review and interpret candidate documentation (e.g., client lists, engagement letters, outside roles) and validate data in conflicts systems.
Interpret and respond to policy questions related to share dealing and other compliance matters.
Supervise that maintenance of conflicts system integrity by directing the inputting, updating, and retiring of lateral candidate data.
Lead data clean-up projects.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction where the firm has an office (Texas, New York, California, or D.C. strongly preferred).
4+ years of experience as a compliance/conflicts lawyer at a large law firm.
Thorough working knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules and ethical obligations.
Demonstrated ability to exercise risk-based judgment and provide pragmatic, commercially informed advice.
Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to engage effectively with partners and senior management.
Leadership experience supervising, coaching, and developing teams.
High proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Experience with legal conflicts systems (Intapp).
High integrity, discretion, and accountability for delivering excellent service in a fast-paced setting.
Ability to reprioritize as needed.

Skills

Conflicts clearance
Legal risk management
Policy development
Process improvement
Leadership
Mentoring
Training
Collaboration
MS Word
MS Outlook
MS Excel
Intapp

Location

Remote (Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and the District of Columbia)
Onsite (as needed)

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced
4+ years

Education Level

Juris Doctor (JD)
Active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Health savings accounts
Flexible spending accounts
401(k) savings plan
Profit-sharing plans
Fertility benefits
Commuter benefits
Student loan assistance refinancing options
Paid time off (minimum 20 days)
Paid maternity leave (minimum 14 weeks)
Paid paternity leave (minimum 14 weeks)
Child care support (back-up care program)
11 Firm holidays

About the Company

Norton Rose Fulbright is a highly regarded global law firm with over 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals across 50 offices worldwide.
The firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions.
The firm is recognized by Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces for its organizational culture.
Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas, and deliver meaningful client solutions.
The company culture embraces ambition, development, and shared success.

Equal Opportunity

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.
The firm is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities.
The firm will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
This business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.