Conflicts Attorney

Join Goodwin’s Global Operations Team and make a real impact on a global scale. At Goodwin, we work with some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries. As part of the Global Operations Team – all business professionals at the firm – you’ll collaborate with colleagues from varied backgrounds and experiences, fostering an environment where cross‑functional learning, networking, and collaboration are at the core of what we do.

We’re not just supporting a law firm; we’re partnering with attorneys and clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions in high‑stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world‑class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions. Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we’re proud to have been recognised as the “Best Business Team” by The American Lawyer.

This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward‑thinking peers.

As a Conflicts Attorney you are responsible for conflicts clearance review and analysis for firm‑wide legal hires and new business, working directly with the Department Director and Managers, as well as with attorneys and the firm’s Ethics Advisory Committee, to identify and resolve potential ethics and business conflict issues. You analyse complex conflict reports and assist in training and overseeing the work of Conflicts Specialists.

This position requires strong knowledge of the rules of professional responsibility and sound analysis of potential conflict issues.
What You Will Do
• Create and analyse complex conflict reports and exercise independent judgement to identify potential conflict of interest issues with legal hires, new business and marketing initiatives.
• Conduct research to gather information and/or clarification on potential issues.
• Take the initiative to analyse and resolve conflicts independently.
• Prepare communications to attorneys, clearly identifying all potential issues found in conflict report. Assist attorneys in resolving conflict issues.
• Work directly with attorneys, the Department Director and Managers, and the Ethics Advisory Committee, as necessary, to assist and facilitate conflict resolution.
• Provide guidance to Conflicts staff relative to conflict research and analysis and corporate family tree research with the goal of ensuring accuracy and consistency in preparation and analysis of conflict reports.
• Assist attorneys and secretaries in understanding the firm’s conflicts and business intake policies and procedures.
• Assist attorneys in drafting engagement and waiver letters.
• Research appropriate jurisdictional conflict and/or ethical rules and/or opinions to assist in determining specific conflict resolution strategies.
• Request and maintain all necessary supporting documentation to clear actual or potential conflict issues.
• Prepare and implement ethical walls.
• Assist in the customization and implementation of new software for conflicts, business intake and ethical walls.
• Maintain knowledge of trends, developments and new technologies impacting the conflicts group.
• Participate in providing coverage for conflict checking and analysis via on‑call rotation on scheduled weekends.
Who You Are
• JD degree required.
• 5+ years of experience with law firm conflicts and/or new business department preferred and/or 3‑5 years of experience practicing as an attorney.
• Prior experience using automated conflicts and/or workflow system preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong customer service skills and ability to interact effectively with a broad range of people in a professional manner.
• Strong research skills, analytical and problem‑solving skills, strong attention to detail.
• Ability to use initiative and judgment to accomplish results.
• Ability to organise and prioritise multiple assignments in a fast‑paced environment; work under pressure and complete job assignments in an accurate and timely manner and respond appropriately to shifting demands.
• Knowledge of InTapp conflict checking, ethical wall and…