Conflicts Attorney

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Los Angeles, CA
120K-165K Annually
Junior
Legal Tech • Professional Services
The Role
The Conflicts Attorney will manage and monitor potential conflicts of interest by working with the General Counsel and Conflicts team. Responsibilities include processing waiver letters, advising professionals on conflicts policies, reviewing ethical walls, and onboarding new hires while ensuring compliance with conflict rules in California.
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With eleven offices across the United States, 450+ professionals and 350+ business professionals, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (www.manatt.com) is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. The firm’s groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates Manatt from its competitors and positions the firm to provide a unique and compelling value proposition.

Position Overview

The position will work closely with the Firm’s General Counsel and Conflicts team in managing, researching and monitoring potential conflicts of interest and risk management issues to avoid possible legal conflicts and business issues. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with Firm professionals and the General Counsel’s office to process, examine, propose, modify and ultimately finalize waiver letters, disclosures, and engagement agreements on matter-by-matter basis.
  • Communicate with and advise professionals, secretaries and other Firm personnel on established Firm policies and Procedures related to conflicts.
  • Consult with the Conflicts Manager on procedural issues concerning Firm policies that affect the Conflicts Department.
  • Propose conflicts language for RFP responses.
  • Draft and review consents, engagement letters, termination letters, and disclosures.
  • Assist with the onboarding new hires, including reviewing conflict reports, working with candidate to obtain additional information as needed, communicating with appropriate department chairs and the General Counsel regarding conflict issues, waivers and ethical walls.
  • Review attorney guidelines, outside counsel policies and contracts received from Firm clients and provide direction and options regarding items of concern, including working with Firm attorneys regarding compliance as it pertains to conflicts.
  • Confirm need for, and coordinate with Risk Management manager to create, ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters as part of conflict clearing process.
  • Prioritize requests and coordinate with other team members as appropriate to maintain appropriate flow of priority requests.
  • Advise Firm attorneys and incoming professionals on resolution of conflicts of interest issues; and, possess and maintain knowledge of conflicts of interest rules in California.

Qualifications

  • JD degree required
  • Member of the California State Bar in good standing
  • Minimum of two (2) years law firm experience clearing and resolving conflict issues
  • Strong Outlook, Excel and Word skills required
  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Must have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and have great follow through skills
  • Must be able to learn new software programs as needed
  • Must have the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Must be able to juggle and prioritize multiple projects
  • Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
  • Must be flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with all Firm constituents
  • Experience with Intapp is a plus

                     

The base annual pay range for this role is between $120,000-$165,000.    The base pay to be offered will vary and depend on skills and qualifications, experience, location and will also take into account internal equity.  A full range of medical, financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position will also be offered.

EEO/AA EMPLOYER/Veterans/Disabled

Manatt is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex or gender (including gender identity, gender expression, status as a transgender or transsexual individual, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), age (over 40), genetic information, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, sexual orientation, political activity or affiliation, genetic or and any other protected classes or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.

This employer will provide the Social Security Administration  (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security  (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking  adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or  to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the  choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid,  this employer uses E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that your employer has violated its responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).

The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, California
1,083 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1965

What We Do

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