Compliance Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright•St. Louis, MO

1d•$135,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

Norton Rose Fulbright is seeking expressions of interest from talented compliance lawyers to join their US Compliance team. This role will primarily focus on reviewing conflict-of-interest checks for prospective lateral hires within the US firm and resolving identified conflict issues to facilitate hiring. The US Compliance Team is a part of a larger global structure, working with compliance teams across various regions. This position requires a commitment to work outside of regular business hours, including a rotating on-call schedule that covers weekends and holidays.

Requirements

Licensed to practice law in one or more States in which Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has an office (particularly Texas, New York, California, and the District of Columbia)
Experience working as an attorney
A thorough acquaintance with and working knowledge of US conflicts rules
Highly intelligent with excellent commercial judgment
Strong written and oral communication skills and experience operating in a multi-cultural environment
Sufficient maturity and judgment to work successfully and confidently with all levels including senior management and partners
Be sufficiently confident to exercise risk-based judgment calls on a daily basis
Be fully familiar with a lawyer’s duties regarding confidentiality, privilege and client care
Highly analytical with an ability to anticipate potential problems and creatively propose/implement solutions
Ability to effectively supervise the work product and daily workflow of two analysts; prior supervisory experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Advise partners, attorneys and the Global Compliance Team regarding the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interests, including the relevant legal and ethical considerations and commercial concerns
Collaborate with a team of analysts to ensure consistent workflow and timely production, which includes specifically supervising the workflows and work products of at least two Compliance Analysts
Interact with all levels of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Management to resolve potential conflict of interest issues or commercial concerns in the context of new matter intake, lateral hires, business development, and practice development projects
Drive any conflict issues to full resolution and manage a docket of between 15 and 30 outstanding conflict matters at any given time
Prepare conflict reports for prospective lateral hires, identifying conflict issues with their work history and potentially portable work and proposed solution for each issue
Assist with enforcement and other issues related to Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Practice Standards addressing stock and share dealings, external appointments, prohibitions on bribery, corruption and discrimination, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering requirements, and (to some extent) cyber security considerations
Liaise and interact with the Compliance Teams at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, and Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa on a daily basis
Analyze conflict issues surrounding directorships and trusteeships in order to maintain databases
Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations to consider in the resolution of conflicts
Deal with questions and concerns related to our policies related to share dealing