Lateral Conflicts & Onboarding Counsel - London
- Recruiter
- Chadwick Nott (London)
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 23 May 2023
- Closes
- 20 Jun 2023
- Ref
- LCJ921950344
- Contact
- Louise Carroll
- Job Title
- Lawyer
- Practice Area
- Compliance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client, an elite US firm, is looking for a Lateral Conflicts & Onboarding Counsel to manage the lateral conflicts process from end-to-end when partners join the firm. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and resolving conflicts of interest during the lateral hiring process, presenting any conflicts to the sponsoring partner, and working to resolve any ethical conflicts and business relationship issues. This is an exciting opportunity to drive and oversee the process for lateral Partner hires in London and other European offices of this well-regarded global firm.
Other key responsibilities include:
Working closely with lateral candidates, sponsoring partners, and the firm's Partner and Attorney Recruiting & Integration department to identify and obtain all information required to perform conflicts clearances
Organizing and tracking progress of lateral candidates through the initial submission, clearance process and enable partner integration
Assisting lateral partners with opening transferred new matters and clearing potential conflicts of interest
Answering questions from laterals related to conflicts of interest, the new business intake process, lateral conflicts clearance process, and firm policies
Proactively communicating with firm leadership on complex conflicts questions and other compliance issues arising during lateral conflicts checks
Developing and maintaining substantive knowledge of and familiarity with the applicable legal ethics and professional responsibility rules relating to lateral attorney and new matter conflicts of interest
Understanding the interplay of different legal ethics rules across jurisdictions when seeking to resolve a conflicts
About you
To be considered for this role, you will:
Have approximately 3+ years PQE and experience in a conflicts department of a major international or English law firm.
Have highly developed and professional interpersonal skills and an ability to interact and communicate effectively with people at all levels.
Have attention to detail, an ability to work independently and in a team environment with a client service focus, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Be a qualified solicitor, barrister or equivalent foreign lawyer with experience working in compliance, AML and financial crime.
Excellent rewards package dependent on experience.
*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.
Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.