Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager (Lateral Hires)

NRF•Houston, TX

5d•Remote

About The Position

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking experienced compliance lawyers to oversee conflicts clearance for lateral attorney recruiting across its U.S. offices. The role is the operational leader for lateral conflicts review, working closely with Recruiting, the General Counsel’s Office, and Firm Management to support the successful integration of lateral talent while managing legal, ethical, and business risk. It requires deep knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules, leadership skills, and the ability to develop policies and improve processes. The role reports to the Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Compliance, and works within the U.S. Compliance Team, coordinating with firm teams in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It may be performed remotely from any state where the firm maintains an office: Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, or the District of Columbia. Employees must be able to attend an office at their supervisor’s request and must be willing to work outside regular business hours.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (JD).
Active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction where the firm has an office; Texas, New York, California, or D.C. strongly preferred.
At least 4 years of experience as a compliance/conflicts lawyer at a large law firm.
Thorough working knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules and ethical obligations.
Demonstrated ability to exercise risk-based judgment and provide pragmatic, commercially informed advice.
Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to engage effectively with partners and senior management.
Leadership experience supervising, coaching, and developing teams.
High proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
High integrity, discretion, accountability, and commitment to excellent service in a fast-paced setting, with ability to reprioritize as needed.
Ability to work outside regular business hours.
Ability to attend an office at the supervisor’s request as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience with legal conflicts systems such as Intapp.
Active law license in Texas, New York, California, or the District of Columbia is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and implement policies and procedures for lateral conflicts clearance, translating strategic objectives into actionable plans.
Oversee lateral conflicts workflows and queues to ensure timely handling; allocate resources, delegate work, and authorize overtime as needed.
Supervise and mentor Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, Compliance Lateral Admin, and related staff; conduct performance evaluations, targeted training, and career development.
Serve as the primary liaison between the Lateral Compliance Team and Recruiting, ensuring requests are accurate, defining deadlines, and following up for missing information.
Collaborate with New Business Intake, Recruiting, BD, Finance, and IT to streamline processes and improve cycle times.
Analyze trends and bottlenecks and recommend and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy and speed.
Oversee conflicts compliance for secondments, including compliance with conflict-of-interest policies during onboarding and offboarding.
Prepare and deliver conflicts and compliance training for attorneys, secretaries, and staff.
Stay current on software and process changes, including Intapp, and lead adoption initiatives.
Advise partners, attorneys, and Recruiting on conflicts of interest for lateral candidates, considering legal, ethical, and commercial factors.
Assess waiver needs and clearance provisos, and draft clearance memoranda and client notices.
Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations affecting conflicts resolution.
Review and interpret candidate documentation, including client lists, engagement letters, and outside roles, and validate data in conflicts systems.
Interpret and respond to policy questions related to share dealing and other compliance matters.
Direct the input, updating, and retirement of lateral candidate data to maintain conflicts system integrity, and lead data-cleanup projects.
Perform other duties as assigned; duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.