Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is seeking a Conflicts Attorney to join our dynamic team in New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, or in our Global Services Office located in Downtown Los Angeles. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

ABOUT LATHAM & WATKINS

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world.  The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest, creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect, innovation and collaboration.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Lateral Conflicts Attorney will be a part of a team responsible for identifying and resolving conflicts of interest during the lateral hiring process, presenting any conflicts to the sponsoring partner, and working to resolve ethical conflicts and business relationship issues.  The Lateral Conflicts Attorney will manage the lateral conflicts process from end-to-end, including as a member of the on boarding process when partners join the firm. Other key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with lateral candidates, sponsoring partners, and the firm’s Partner Recruiting & Integration department and the Attorney Recruiting department to identify and obtain all information needed to perform conflicts clearances
• Organizing and tracking progress of lateral candidate(s) through the initial candidate submission, clearance process, obtaining waivers, ensuring Walls are enabled and partner integration
• Assisting lateral partners with opening transferred new matters and clearing potential conflicts of interest related to transferred new matters
• Assisting in 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, the Director of Partner Recruiting, the Director of Lateral Partner Integration and the Director of Associate Recruiting 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 as well as relevant Latham procedures, policies, and practices; Understanding the interplay of different legal ethics rules across jurisdictions when seeking to resolve a conflict
• Reviewing outside counsel guidelines, non-standard engagement letters, and RFPs received by clients and working with partners to prepare responses to clients that are in alignment with firm policies
• Performing legal research and analysis on issues relating to conflicts or other aspects of ethics and/or professional responsibility as requested by the Deputy General Counsel, senior OGC attorneys, or Ethics Committee
• Providing administrative support and legal guidance for Ethics Committee and/or OGC Projects and various types of data management

ABOUT YOU

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Highly developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact and communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels of the Firm

• Attention to detail

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a customer service focus

• Superior communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to manage/supervise both process and staff

And have a:

• Law degree from an accredited law school required
• Active bar qualification/membership in California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, or Texas
• At least three (3) years relevant experience practicing law and/or working in a conflicts team required
• Experience working at a global law firm setting desirable

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• 10 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Wellness programs (e.g. membership to HeadSpace, access to mental health services, well-being events, etc.)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, pro bono work and sustainability enables Latham & Watkins to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms. Our lawyers, paralegals, and professional staff worldwide comprise a rich mixture of different races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, cultures, and primary languages. Our diversity makes us who we are.

Latham & Watkins is also committed to protecting the health and well-being of our employees and partners, their families, and members of our community against COVID-19. Accordingly, we require all partners and employees based in the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have a documented underlying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief that prevents such vaccination. Offers of employment will be conditioned upon applicants presenting proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or obtaining an exemption on medical or religious grounds.

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