Description:
Position Summary:The Assistant General Counsel will help our lawyers and our compliance and new business (CNB) intake team with complex conflicts clearances on new matters. This includes acting as an escalation point for the more difficult clearances and advising on ethical, reputational and regulatory issues. This role will also involve working closely with and training the CNB team and assisting in the development of the new matter intake system.
Our General Counsel Team
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) team is based primarily in London and New York. It acts as the Firm's in-house legal counsel. A major strand of their work relates to compliance, conflicts and ethical rules associated with and taking on new business matters and clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and the Compliance and New Business (CNB) team with analyzing and resolving conflicts of interest, compliance, AML and other regulatory, reputational or ethical issues with new matters and new clients
- Working with the OGC, this role also involves training the CNB teams in London, Tampa and Manilla and assisting in the continuous development of the new matter intake system
- Perform other duties necessary and essential to support the Firm's strategic goals
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years' experience working in the risk/ new business function of a major international law firm focusing on conflicts
- A qualified lawyer with a practicing certificate admitted in D.C. and/or Florida, with at least 2 years PQE experience at a major national or international firm
- Consultancy and diplomacy skills to help bridge the gap between the business and the CNB teams; excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to translate and explain complex conflicts matters to others (including partners and transactional lawyers), brokering discussions between Partners where necessary
- A deep understanding of the conflicts rules in England and Wales and New York state coupled with strong working knowledge and awareness of the current conflicts and compliance landscape, of best practices and developments in this sector, and the ability to apply this knowledge to promote continuous improvement
- Experience of developing and delivering training on compliance and conflicts issues
- Project management skills to successfully complete multiple projects in a matrixed environment
- A sound track record of experience and achievement in GC/risk or matter opening teams of a major international law firm is essential
- Demonstrable expertise in the Intapp Open conflicts system and other standard business software applications such as Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint required
Location and Reporting:
- This is a hybrid in-office/remote role which can be based in our Washington, D.C. or Tampa office.
- This role reports to the Deputy General Counsel.
