Norton Rose Fulbright

Compliance (Conflicts) Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright$135K — $165K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed to practice law in states where Norton Rose Fulbright has offices
  • Experience as a lawyer, particularly in conflicts review
  • Thorough knowledge of US conflicts rules is highly preferred
  • Excellent commercial judgment and analytical skills
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, particularly in a multi-cultural environment
  • Sufficient maturity and judgment to engage with senior management and partners
  • Supervisory experience with the ability to lead two compliance analysts

Responsibilities

  • Advise partners and the Global Compliance Team on potential conflicts of interest
  • Collaborate and supervise workflows of Compliance Analysts to ensure timely production
  • Interact with management to resolve conflict issues during matter intake or business development
  • Manage and resolve a docket of 15 to 30 outstanding conflict matters
  • Assist with enforcement of Global Practice Standards regarding ethics and compliance measures
  • Liaise with international Compliance Teams on conflict issues
  • Analyze directorships and contractual obligations related to conflicts

Benefits

  • Access to multiple medical insurance plans, dental and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance coverage
  • 401(k) savings plan participation with possible profit-sharing
  • Competitive paid time off, starting with a minimum of 20 days
  • Paid parental leave of at least 14 weeks for new parents
  • Child care support through a backup care program
  • Eligibility for student loan assistance and refinancing options
Full Job Description

Job Description

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking an experienced lawyer with conflict review experience to join the US Compliance team. The Compliance (Conflicts)Lawyer directly protects the firm by ensuring ethical, regulatory, and commercial risks are identified and mitigated before new matters, lateral hires, or business initiatives proceed. This team enables partners and other personnel to move forward confidently with client work while maintaining compliance with U.S. and global practice standards.


The US Compliance Team consists, at present, of the Deputy General Counsel, two Assistant Deputy General Counsels, three Counsel and Senior Managers, as well as a team of Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts and Client/Matter Intake Analysts. The US Compliance Team, works daily with Norton Rose Fulbright Compliance Teams in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

This role may be performed remotely from any state where the firm maintains an office (Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and the District of Columbia). Employees must also be able to attend the office at the request of their supervisor as needed.

This position requires a commitment to work outside of regular business hours and includes a rotating on-call schedule (weekends and holidays, distributed across the team).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Advise partners, lawyers, and the Global Compliance Team regarding the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interests, including the relevant legal and ethical considerations and commercial concerns.

  • Collaborate with a team of analysts to ensure consistent workflow and timely production, which includes specifically supervising the workflows and work products of at least two Compliance Analysts.

  • Interact with all levels of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Management to resolve potential conflict of interest issues or commercial concerns in the context of new matter intake, lateral hires, business development, and practice development projects.

  • Drive any conflict issues to full resolution and manage a docket of between 15 and 30 outstanding conflict matters at any given time.

  • Assist with enforcement and other issues related to Norton Rose Fulbright9s Global Practice Standards addressing stock and share dealings, external appointments, prohibitions on bribery, corruption and discrimination, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering requirements, and (to some extent) cyber security considerations.

  • Liaise and interact with the Compliance Teams at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP on a daily basis.

  • Analyze conflict issues surrounding directorships and trusteeships in order to maintain databases.

  • Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations to consider in the resolution of conflicts.

  • Deal with questions and concerns related to our policies related to share dealing.

Other duties

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications and experience:

  • Licensed to practice law in one or more States in which Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has an office (particularly Texas, California, Colorado, New York, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia).

  • Experience working as a lawyer.

  • A thorough acquaintance with and working knowledge of US conflicts rules highly preferred.

  • Highly intelligent with excellent commercial judgment.

  • Strong written and oral communication skills and experience operating in a multi-cultural environment.

  • Sufficient maturity and judgment to work successfully and confidently with all levels including senior management and partners.

  • Be sufficiently confident to exercise risk-based judgment calls on a daily basis.

  • Be fully familiar with a lawyer9s duties regarding confidentiality, privilege and client care.

  • Highly analytical with an ability to anticipate potential problems and creatively propose/implement solutions.

  • Ability to effectively supervise the work product and daily workflow of two analysts; prior supervisory experience is preferred.

Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The full-time base annual salary for this position in the California, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, New York, and Washington, DC markets are expected to range between $135,000 and $165,000. This range represents the firm9s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting for a position in these markets. Salaries in other markets will vary depending on market data. Bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed and are dependent upon individual and firm performance.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical insurance plans, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys. Employees may also access commuter benefits where applicable and student loan assistance refinancing options.

In addition to the Firm9s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generouspaid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (parental leave) benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren). Employees may also access child care support through a back-up care program. Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.


About Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm that provides legal services in various areas such as banking and finance, corporate, M&A, dispute resolution and litigation, intellectual property, real estate, and tax. The firm has more than 50 offices across the world and has a strong presence in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East. Norton Rose Fulbright has a diverse client base that includes financial institutions, energy companies, infrastructure developers, and government entities. The firm is known for its innovative approach to legal services and has been recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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