Conflicts Attorney

Conflicts Attorney

This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.

At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you'll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

The Opportunity

As a Conflicts Attorney, you will manage ethical and business risks presented by potential new business opportunities for an Am Law 100 firm. Based on your training and experience, you will analyze conflicts search reports to identify potential conflicts of interest with potential new business and in some instances with prior and potential new business for lateral hires. You will work independently with attorneys across the Firm to detect conflicts and resolve them, where possible, within the guidelines of prevailing ethical rules and Firm policies and procedures.

The Day-To-Day

On any given day, you will be working with Firm leadership, partners, and business colleagues on a variety of requests and projects. You will:

• Analyze conflicts search results, identify potential ethical and business conflicts, and propose resolutions.
• Review and analyze terms of engagement and outside counsel guidelines as part of the conflicts analysis process.
• Produce written summaries of conflicts issues and document rationale for all final conflict resolutions.
• Communicate directly with appropriate Firm attorneys and Firm General Counsel in order to facilitate the conflicts clearance process.
• Obtain conflict waivers from Firm attorneys as necessary to clear conflicts under prevailing ethical rules and Firm policies. Review all waivers for validity and conditions requiring further action under Firm policy.
• Upon confirmation of need, establish ethical walls to screen individuals from particular clients and matters as part of the conflict clearing process.
• Independently manage workload to ensure prompt responsiveness to pending conflicts requests.
• Educate Firm attorneys on Firm policies and procedures relating to the conflicts clearing process.
• Complete other duties and projects as assigned.

You Have

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor degree.
• Bar admission in good standing in any US state or the District of Columbia.
• Minimum of two years of conflicts experience in a large law firm environment, preferred.
• Additional legal practice experience, preferred.
• Knowledge of common business structures.
• Experience utilizing a conflicts database and related conflicts checking software, preferably Intapp Open.
• Experience using commercial databases of corporate affiliations, such as Hoovers, Dun & Bradstreet, and Capital IQ and with other online reference materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Explorer and Outlook).
• Ability to think critically and read for detail, while regularly reviewing large volumes of information under time pressure.
• Skills in issue spotting, follow-up, and resolution.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment to make sound risk management decisions based on the results of conflicts searches, ethical rules, and Firm policies
• Ability to learn, follow, and explain workflow processes of various departments.
• Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills.

What We Provide

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm. Our professional staff are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm. We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence.

More About Seyfarth

With approximately 1,000 lawyers across 19 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

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Location Specific Language

Seyfarth will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Seyfarth Shaw believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing client data or confidential information, and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other Seyfarth employees and interacting with Seyfarth clients.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Boston: The full-time salary range for this role is $153,000 to $161,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

Chicago: The full-time salary range for this role is $146,000 to $154,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

Los Angeles: The full-time salary range for this role is $152,000 to $161,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

Sacramento: The full-time salary range for this role is $150,000 to $158,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

San Francisco: The full-time salary range for this role is $164,000 to $170,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

Seattle: The full-time salary range for this role is $152,000 to $161,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

Washington, DC: The full-time salary range for this role is $152,000 to $166,000 annually, which is based on a 40-hour work week.

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role in the locations listed above at the time of this posting. An employee's pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographical location and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

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