Assistant Conflicts Counsel — Compliance (Atlanta)

Senior conflicts-role supporting a busy, multi-office law practice. You will join a centralized Conflicts team and work under Conflicts Counsel to identify and resolve ethical conflicts across new business, lateral matters and firm mergers.

Day-to-day responsibilities include running and analyzing conflicts searches, drafting waivers and ethical screen memoranda, managing implementation of ethical walls, and coordinating resolutions with internal and external stakeholders. The role includes supervising conflicts attorneys/analysts, improving processes, and providing training and high-quality client service.

This position is Atlanta-based with regular interaction and travel to other U.S. offices as needed; occasional remote/out-of-hours work may be required.

• Juris Doctor required; 10+ years’ experience in a conflicts department at a mid-to-large law firm.
• Demonstrated experience with Intapp Conflicts/Intake/Walls — able to enter, run and analyze searches.
• Experience managing merger-related conflicts and preparing complex waivers and engagement letters preferred.
• Strong knowledge of professional responsibility/legal ethics rules, excellent written and verbal communication, proven supervisory and project-management skills, and ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.