Compliance Lawyer (Conflicts)

About the role

Norton Rose Fulbright is accepting expressions of interest from compliance lawyers to join its US Compliance team. The role focuses on conflicts and risks linked to new business intake, reviewing conflict-of-interest checks for prospective lateral hires and resolving the identified conflicts so that lateral hiring can proceed. It reports to an Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Compliance, and may be performed remotely from states where the firm has an office, with attendance at the office when requested.

Key responsibilities

• Advise partners, attorneys and the Global Compliance Team on identifying and resolving conflicts of interest, including legal, ethical and commercial considerations.
• Supervise the workflows and work products of at least two Compliance Analysts.
• Manage a docket of 15 to 30 outstanding conflict matters and prepare conflict reports for prospective lateral hires.
• Resolve conflict issues arising from new matter intake, lateral hires, business development and practice development projects.
• Assist with enforcement and compliance issues covering stock and share dealings, external appointments, bribery and corruption, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering and, to some extent, cyber security.
• Liaise daily with the Compliance teams in Australia, Canada, South Africa and other regions.
• Analyze directorship and trusteeship conflicts, review client relationship letters and deal with questions on share-dealing policies.

Required profile

• Licensed to practice law in one or more states where the firm has an office (particularly Texas, New York, California and the District of Columbia).
• Attorney experience and a thorough working knowledge of US conflicts rules.
• Ability to supervise two analysts; prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Full familiarity with a lawyer's duties of confidentiality, privilege and client care.

Required skills

• Excellent commercial judgment, strong written and oral communication and risk-based judgment.
• Ability to anticipate problems and propose solutions, and to work with all levels including partners.
• Ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment.

What we offer

• Base annual salary of $135,000 to $165,000 in the California, Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, New York and Washington, DC markets; other markets vary.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus pre-tax accounts and a 401(k) and profit-sharing plan.
• Paid time off of at least 20 days, 11 firm holidays, parental leave of at least 14 weeks and child-care support.
• Rotating on-call schedule (weekends and holidays) and work outside regular hours.