Norton Rose Fulbright · 4 hours ago

Compliance Lawyer (Conflicts) - Second Shift

Twin Cities Area

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

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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

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Licensed to practice lawUS conflicts rules knowledgeSupervisory experienceExperience as an attorneyCommercial judgmentRisk-based judgmentMulti-cultural experienceConfidentiality knowledge

Required

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

Experience working as an attorney

A thorough acquaintance with and working knowledge of US conflicts rules

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