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Norton Rose Fulbright · 7 hours ago

Compliance Lawyer

DC-Baltimore Area

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$135K/yr - $165K/yr

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm focused on pioneering work and fostering a collegial culture. They are seeking a Compliance Lawyer to join their US Compliance team, responsible for advising on conflicts of interest and collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with legal standards.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Advise partners, attorneys 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 Fulbright’s 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, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, and Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa 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

Qualification

Licensed to practice lawUS conflicts rules knowledgeSupervisory experienceAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCommercial judgmentRisk-based judgmentConfidentiality knowledge

Required

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

Experience working as an attorney

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 lawyer's 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

Preferred

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

Prior supervisory experience is preferred

Benefits

Access to three medical plans

Dental

Vision

Life

Disability insurance

Pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts

401(k) savings plan

Profit-sharing plans if eligible

Fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys

Competitive paid time off plan

Minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm

Generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren)

11 Firm holidays

Company

Norton Rose Fulbright

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Norton Rose Fulbright provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.

Founded in 2011

Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BEL

5001-10000 employees

http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/in

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