Milbank is a premier international law firm handling complex cases and business transactions worldwide. The Conflicts Attorney supports the Firm’s risk management function as a member of the Conflicts Team within the Office of General Counsel. Working closely with partners and the Office of General Counsel, the attorney analyzes conflicts involving new clients, matters, and lateral hires and advises on legal and business risks and resolution strategies. The hours for this role will be 1:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m Pacific Time (PT).
Why Join Milbank?
- Take on sophisticated conflicts work supporting high-stakes matters across offices, practices, and jurisdictions.
- Collaborate with Office of General Counsel leaders on firm-critical decisions while advancing your professional development.
- Enjoy competitive compensation, robust benefits, and remote flexibility.
- Review conflict reports for new clients, matters, and lateral hires; advise partners on legal and business risks and resolution strategies.
- Draft and negotiate conflict waivers; prepare and implement ethical walls and screening memoranda.
- Audit and improve new business intake data, forms, and engagement terms.
- Analyze lateral matter lists and resolve conflicts with partners and lateral hires, including developing waiver strategies.
- Guide conflict analysts on best practices, corporate family tree research, matter maintenance, report preparation, and related research and analysis.
- Prepare clear communications to attorneys identifying all potential issues and assist in resolving business and ethical conflicts.
- Monitor changes in ethics rules, opinions, and case law affecting conflicts of interest.
- Research applicable conflicts and ethics rules.
- Respond to urgent matters and participate in a periodic on-call rotation, including occasional weekends and certain holidays, as needed.
- Three years of experience as a conflicts attorney preferred, ideally in a large, multi-office international law firm.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. professional conduct rules and related ethical, legal, and risk management rules preferred, including the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Strong knowledge of rules governing lawyers’ professional conduct in the UK, Germany, and Asia also preferred.
- Excellent research, analytical, and partner-facing communication skills.
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and an active law license in New York, the District of Columbia, Illinois or California required.
Target Compensation:
$200K-240K
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor degree
- Active law license in New York, Washington, DC, or California, in good standing
- Comprehensive knowledge of ethical, legal, and risk management rules
- Knowledge of New York Rules of Professional Conduct and ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of professional conduct rules in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Asia
- Four years of conflicts-attorney experience
- Experience in a multi-office, large international law firm
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with partners about conflicts issues
- Ability to provide outstanding customer service and interact collegially with attorneys, staff, and clients
- Familiarity with Intapp Open Conflicts System and Intapp Walls
- Ability to research corporate family trees using Capital IQ and Dun & Bradstreet
- Availability for urgent matters, periodic on-call rotation, occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays
What We Do
Milbank is a premier international law firm handling high-profile, complex cases and business transactions through 12 offices worldwide. Our offices work together on an integrated basis, giving us an extraordinary global presence and allowing us to serve a client base that includes the world's leading companies and financial institutions. Milbank is internationally recognized as a leader in major corporate/finance transactions (such as M&A, structured finance, banking, capital markets and project and transportation finance), litigation (including complex commercial, intellectual property, securities and white collar), financial restructuring, and trusts and estates.
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