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Title : Ethics Attorney

Location : District of Columbia - Washington
Refer to Job # ZDOJ775914

Ethics Attorney The candidate will be responsible for working with other lawyers and specialists in firm's ethics group for the timely and accurate identification and resolution of conflicts of interest and legal ethics issues to contribute to prompt client/matter openings. Will advise firm lawyers in multiple jurisdictions on compliance with their ethical obligations, and helps protect the firm and its clients from adversity and risk. Will involve analyzing and seeking to clear conflicts of interest on new business and lateral hires; evaluating engagement terms; assisting in preparing conflicts waivers and retention agreements to address conflicts and other ethics issues; drafting and establishing informational barriers / ethical screens; and analyzing, researching, and answering legal ethics questions. Will liaise with partners regarding conflicts and ethics issues, as appropriate. Will perform duties in coordination with the New Business Intake department to ensure a comprehensive and synchronized conflict-of-interest process. Key responsibilities include: Review and analyze conflicts of interest reports for new business and lateral hires to seek to clear legal conflicts on a firm-wide basis. Communicate with lawyers firm-wide to issue spot and resolve identified legal and business conflicts and ethics issues. Liaise with the New Business Intake department regarding conflicts, corporate research, and analysis of client and adverse entity identification, ownership, corporate affiliations. Assist in developing and communicating firm policies and procedures relating to conflicts and intake, making recommendations for changes when appropriate. Assist partners in drafting conflicts waivers and other written communications to clients concerning conflicts or other ethics issues. Assist in reviewing engagement terms, including NDAs and outside counsel guidelines. Draft informational barriers/ ethical screens. Analyze, research, and answer legal ethics questions. Develop expertise in the substantive field of legal ethics and professional responsibility in multiple jurisdictions, and apply such expertise to specific practice areas of the firm. Understand the interplay of different legal ethics rules across jurisdictions in an international law firm environment. Assist with individual or group projects involving legal ethics issues. Research and communicate orally and in writing answers to the issues posed and recommend resolutions as appropriate. Develop and maintain expertise in department's technologies and all other applications that are necessary to expertly perform job requirements; track work in software. Perform other duties related to the ethics role, as assigned. The candidate must have Juris Doctorate degree with at least 3 years of experience in a law firm setting, Should have experience in conflicts clearing and/or ethics required. Must have excellent research and analytical skills and Proficiency in legal database (Lexis and Westlaw) and internet research, including but not limited to other corporate databases. Should have superior written and oral communication skills; ability to succinctly communicate detailed and complex information to firm lawyers and clients. Should have superior interpersonal skills, including strong client service focus and proficient knowledge of large firm practice areas: financial restructuring, investment funds and management, and global energy and transactions as well as Unfailing commitment to confidentiality of firm, department and client information.

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