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Aug 28, 2023

The list below features more than 100 legal ethics jobs posted from 2023-24 during the first year of the Legal Ethics Roundup. For new opportunities, visit the “Get Hired” section in the latest LER post. (Looking for conferences, events, calls for papers, and other announcements? Click the Announcements tab in the menu above.)

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Legal Ethics Roundup No. 63 (11.04.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Wilson Sonsini — Austin, Boston, Boulder, LA, NYC, Palo Alto Salt Lake, San Diego, San Francisco. The Conflicts Attorney will be responsible for assisting with the review, identification and resolution of any potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, as well as new hires. The Conflicts Attorney will be actively following-up on conflicts clearance with all responsible parties handling new engagements. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Staff Attorney, Sidley Austin — Chicago, New York, Washington D.C. (Hybrid Optional). The Conflicts Staff Attorney will be responsible for assisting with the review, identification, and resolution of potential conflicts issues firmwide. Learn more and apply here.
Lateral Conflicts Attorney, Dentons — Remote. Review and provide thorough and timely analysis of conflicts information provided by lateral candidates. Learn more and apply here.
Legal Conflicts Manager, Vice President, Citi — Tampa (Hybrid). Review, analyze, and process legal conflict of interest waiver requests received globally from outside counsel retained by Citi. Learn more and apply here.
Risk Management and Conflicts Attorney, Fenwick West — New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C. The Risk Management and Conflicts Attorney will work closely with both the firm’s General Counsel and Risk Management team on complex conflict matters, including lateral attorney clearances, preservation holds, claims against the firm, document review and ethical screen issues. The Risk Management and Conflicts Attorney will aid in the enforcement of firm policy and procedures related to Risk Management issues and business intake. Learn more and apply here.
Senior Ethics Advisor, Department of the Interior, Officer of the Solicitor — Washington D.C. The Senior Ethics Advisor formulates and sets legal policy and standards of practice in the Departmental Ethics Office. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 59 (10.07.24)

Attorney Learning and Development Strategist, Morrison Foerster — San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Austin, Boston, New York or Washington, D.C. Create and implement plans and strategies to promote successful attorney onboarding, integration, talent development, engagement, and morale; act as a resource to attorneys in assigned region and promote understanding of firm expectations, procedures, resources, and culture; and work with local leadership to promote attorney engagement and morale, among other responsibilities. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Attorney, Haynes & Boone — Denver/Remote. Responsibilities include Analyzing conflicts of interest issues independently relating to new firm business, lateral attorneys, new staff, and potential merger candidates; drafting conflict waivers and ethical walls as needed to resolve potential conflicts of interest; and advising attorneys regarding ethical obligations relating to conflicts of interest and other issues covered by the Rules of Professional Conduct. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Attorney, Perkins Coie — Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Madison, Denver, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, or Washington DC. The Conflicts Attorney will independently review, research, and resolve conflicts issues related to firm new business and staff personnel and ensure compliance with ethical standards in all jurisdictions as well as firm policies. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Resolution Attorney, Morrison Foerster — San Francisco. This role resolves conflicts reports and addresses related conflicts of interest issues. The conflicts resolution attorney performs in-depth research, makes recommendations for resolution, drafts related waivers, and documents clearance, and will also supervise conflicts staff. Learn more and apply here.
Director, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum — Austin. Ok, not exactly a “legal ethics” job but it is a terrific opportunity! I’ve spent a lot of time researching in the LBJ presidential archives, and Austin is a wonderful place to live. The Library Director plans, directs, and administers all programs and activities of the Library and Museum, including archival, exhibit, public and educational programs. Learn more and apply here.
Manager of Attorney Development, Haynes & Boone — Dallas. Develop and manage firm-wide in-house legal training programs and presentations; work with partners in each practice area to develop strategic plans for training, curriculum development and sequencing, including all training for entry-level associates, as well as onboarding and training programs for lateral hires; oversee attorney state bar licensure to ensure all attorneys are in compliance with firm policies, including providing training and support of first year associates’ bar exam preparation; and additional responsibilities. Learn more and apply here.
OCG Counsel - Conflicts, Latham & Watkins — Los Angeles, New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Hybrid. The OGC Counsel – Conflicts is an integral part of Latham’s Conflicts team. This role will be responsible for resolving professional ethics conflicts and other ethics and compliance issues relating to lateral clearances, new business matters, and outside counsel guidelines across the firm’s offices, while applying knowledge of legal ethics and professional responsibility rules relating to lateral attorney and new matter conflicts of interest, as well as relevant Latham procedures, policies, and practices, to advise Ethics Committee Members and other attorneys and key stakeholders. Learn more and apply here.
Professional Responsibility Attorney, Honigman — Michigan or Chicago. The Professional Responsibility Attorney will support Honigman’s Ethics Committee, which is responsible for ensuring that the firm maintains its adherence to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards. In coordination with the firm’s General Counsel and Director of Ethics, the Professional Responsibility Attorney is responsible for determining whether proposed new hires and proposed new engagements involve potential conflicts of interest or raise other ethics issues, and resolving potential ethics and business conflict issues. Learn more and apply here.
Senior Counsel - Ethics Officer, Citi — Irving, TX or Tampa, FL. This position will be responsible for the effective management of ethics-related investigations across control and enterprise-support functions within North and Latin America. Learn more and apply here.
Tenure-Stream Law Professor, University of Connecticut Law School. The University of Connecticut School of Law invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for one full-time, tenure-track, or tenured-at-hire faculty position commencing in the fall of 2025 to teach professional responsibility. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 50 (07.08.24)

Director, Senior Corporate Counsel, Global Ethics & Integrity, Salesforce - London or Dublin. Looking for a talented and collaborative ethics and compliance professional with significant investigations, public sector ethics and enablement experience in high-risk regions. Learn more and apply here.
Senior Lead Counsel, Ethics Senior Officer, Citibank - Irving, TX or Tampa, FL/Hybrid. Responsible for the effective management of ethics-related investigations across control and enterprise-support functions within North and Latin America. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 49 (07.01.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Steptoe - Washington DC. Responsible for applying ethics rules to review and clear conflict of interest issues for the lateral hiring process;
preparing communications to partners and stakeholders clearly identifying all potential issues identified in lateral conflicts reports to facilitate clearance process; and more. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Attorney, Wilson Sonsini - Multiple Locations/Remote.Responsible for assisting with the review, identification and resolution of any potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, as well as new hires. The Conflicts Attorney will be actively following-up on conflicts clearance with all responsible parties handling new engagements. The Conflicts Attorney will also be conducting comprehensive, daily reviews of firm conflicts of interest reports, resolving any identified issues in a timely manner. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 48 (06.24.24)

Attorney Advisor, Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Departmental Ethics Office - Reston, VA. The Departmental Ethics Office is seeking a highly motivated, self-starter to join their U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ethics Team. This position provides guidance on novel and cross-cutting issues related to conflict-of-interest provisions; the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch; the Department of the Interior supplemental standards and employee conduct rules; and other standards of conduct or behavior. Learn more and apply here.
Conflicts Attorney, Nixon Peabody - Multiple Locations/Hybrid.Responsible for identifying and resolving potential legal and business conflicts. Provide analysis and critical assessment of due diligence to identify, report and address potential ethical and business conflicts of interest and client worthiness issues related to new firm business, firm growth opportunities and newly hired personnel. Proactively engage in discussions with attorneys, staff and team members to gather information and work to resolve conflicts of interest or other business issues. Assist in drafting and reviewing conflict waivers, engagement letters, outside counsel agreements and other documents to ensure compliance with ethical rules and firm policies and standards. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 47 (06.17.24)

Conflicts Counsel, Kirkland & Ellis - Chicago. Advise firm attorneys and staff regarding conflict of interest issues associated with new matters and lateral attorney/paralegal candidates. Assist with communicating firm policies and procedures relating to conflicts and intake and make recommendations for changes when appropriate. Learn more and apply here.
Staff Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics - Washington DC.Responsibilities include providing advice and training to the Senate community regarding ethics rules and laws, reviewing financial disclosure reports, and working on investigative matters. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 46 (06.10.24)

Global Conflicts Lawyer, Dentons — Ireland. Responsible for the review, identification and resolution of potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, and new business. Learn more and apply here.
Fulbright Scholar — Ireland. Lecturing/teaching/community outreach will be done in consultation with host institution. Conducting/presenting research will ideally be done in collaboration with host institution's staff and/or resources. No preference for how scholars divide their time between teaching and research. Three to ten months. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 45 (06.03.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Husch Blackwell — Remote. This position is responsible for assuring compliance with applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, assisting with and managing other ethical risk mitigation issues, and assuming responsibility for identifying and resolving legal and commercial conflicts issues. The Conflicts Attorney understands the rules that govern legal practice and assists others with the understanding of and compliance with those rules. The Conflicts Attorney does not practice law for any client other than the Firm and maintains professionalism and strict confidentiality in all client and Firm matters. Learn more and apply here.
Senior Conflicts Attorney, Husch Blackwell — Remote. The Senior Conflicts Attorney directs and conducts specific processes in the Conflicts department, including timely and thorough review, identification and resolution of conflicts of interest, preparation of conflicts waivers, recommendations regarding ethical wall implementation, and other ethics related responsibilities. Further responsibilities will include proactive and clear communication with partners, staff, and firm leadership regarding conflicts requests and complex conflicts questions; maintaining thorough and accurate records of conflicts resolutions; and assistance with identifying and resolving erroneous, outdated, or incomplete conflicts information in existing records in order to maintain the integrity of information. Learn more and apply here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 43 (05.20.24)

Assistant General Counsel for Ethics Law and Program, Department of Commerce — Washington D.C. The Assistant General Counsel for Ethics Law and Program is accountable to the Secretary and the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the administration of Commerce's government ethics program, encompassing all Department bureaus and offices. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney, Proskauer Rose — Los Angeles. The Conflicts Attorney assists with the identification, review, analysis, and reconciliation of all conflicts of interest related to incoming legal personnel Firm-wide. The role likewise advises on the identification and reconciliation of potential and actual conflicts of interest related to new client and matter opening across Firm offices and jurisdictions. Learn more here.
New SEALS Faculty Recruitment Platforms. Not exactly related to legal ethics, but sharing to help raise awareness of this new set of free services for the law teaching community offered by the Southeastern Association of Law Schools. There are three sites worth noting:
- The Faculty Hiring Portal allows faculty candidates to indicate their interest in finding an academic job and permits faculty hiring committees to search for candidates who meet the school’s hiring needs.
- The Visiting Faculty Portal allows current law school faculty to indicate their interest in visiting opportunities on a look-see, podium, or overload basis.
- The Job Postings site is a bulletin for schools to advertise their various hiring interests and position details.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 42 (05.13.24)

Conflicts Counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati — Boston, District of Columbia, New York, Wilmington. Responsible for assisting with the review, identification and resolution of any potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, as well as new hires. Learn more here.
US Conflicts and New Business Analyst, Withers Bergman LLP — New Haven, Greenwich, New York, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Under the general direction of the US Head of Risk and Compliance and according to established policies and procedures, the US Conflicts and New Business Analyst will work as part of the Risk and Compliance team. Requires familiarity with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly the conflict of interest rules. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 41 (05.06.24)

Conflicts Counsel, Eversheds Sutherland — Remote. Responsible for assessing and resolving potential conflicts for new business intake and incoming lateral attorneys. Learn more here.
Conflicts Resolution Attorney, Morrison Foerster — San Francisco, New York or Washington, D.C. Responsible for resolving conflicts reports and addressing related conflicts of interest issues. This individual performs in-depth research, makes recommendations for resolution, drafts related waivers, and documents clearance. The attorney will also supervise conflicts staff. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 40 (04.29.24)

Conflicts & Ethics Counsel, Hall Render — Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Raleigh, Troy, and Washington D.C. Responsibilities include championing ethical practices across the firm’s offices; providing expert guidance and support on client engagement and conflicts; and more. Learn more here.
Attorney III, State Bar of California — Los Angeles. Responsibilities include providing comprehensive substantive and procedural legal counsel and advice to the Client Security Fund and Client Security Fund Commission. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 39 (04.22.24)

Attorney Advisor - Employment/Ethics Counsel, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services — Washington D.C. Responsibilities include compiling and editing policy and legal materials related to ethics to ensure conformity with legal requirements; developing internal and external ethics reports; leading representation of the office at DOJ ethics forums and meetings; and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts & Ethics Attorney, King & Spalding — remote. Responsibilities include review of the firm’s new business intake forms and related documents, including conflict reports and engagement terms to identify and resolve business and ethical conflicts and to ensure compliance with firm policies before matter opening. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 38 (04.15.24)

Director of Legal Innovation, Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation — Tulsa/Oklahoma City/remote option. The Director of Legal Innovation will have primary responsibility for developing public legal information and accessible court forms, supporting public interest programming with Oklahoma’s law schools, managing and expanding relationships with Oklahoma courts, and identifying opportunities to better implement technology to support access to justice in Oklahoma. Learn more here.
Conflicts Resolution Attorney, Morrison Foerster — New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. Responsible for resolving conflicts reports and addressing related conflicts of interest issues. This individual performs in-depth research, makes recommendations for resolution, drafts related waivers, and documents clearance. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 37 (04.08.24)

Conflicts Attorney Manager, Gibson Dunn — Palo Alto. Responsible for analyzing conflict of interest reports for all new firm representations and lateral attorney hires, identifying potential conflict problems to ensure new matters and attorney hires are compliant with the firm’s conflict and risk management policies and procedures, and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP — Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Minneapolis or Detroit. Responsible for reviewing, analyzing and articulating conflicts search results for new business and lateral hires, identifying potential conflict issues and determine appropriate steps for resolution, and more. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 36 (04.01.24)

Conduct & Ethics Investigations Counsel, Aon — Chicago/virtual. Responsible for conducting complex internal investigations related to potential employee misconduct in violation of Aon’s Code of Conduct and/or the laws and regulations of the United States and other countries in which Aon operates; assisting with conduct and ethics diligence; and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts & Compliance Counsel, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman — Indianapolis/hybrid. Responsible for championing ethical practices across the firm’s offices, serving as primary conflicts counsel, and more. Learn more here.
Senior Ethics and Compliance Specialist, University of Southern California — Los Angeles. Manages non-research components of the conflict-of-interest compliance program; conducts workplace investigations into alleged conflicts of interest; and serves as a subject matter expert, developing and delivering training sessions as needed to reduce risk throughout the university. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 35 (03.25.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP — multiple locations. Responsible for assisting with the review and identification of potential conflicts issues with respect to clients, matters, and new business firm wide. The Conflicts Attorney works closely with the firm’s Ethical Questions Committee, the Conflicts Department, and with the Rates, Fees and Engagements Committee. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney Manager, Gibson Dunn — Century City. Responsible for analyzing conflict of interest reports for all new firm representations and lateral attorney hires, among other duties. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 34 (03.18.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister — Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Indianapolis or Minneapolis. Review, analyze and articulate conflicts search results for new business and lateral hires. Identify potential conflict issues and determine appropriate steps for resolution. Learn more here.
Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Michigan — Lansing. Responsible for helping to guide and educate attorneys, judges, and law students regarding their ethical obligations under the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct and the Michigan Code of Judicial Conduct. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 33 (03.11.24)

Associate General Counsel (Ethics Officer), Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority — Arlington/Hybrid. Interprets and applies the Airports Authority’s Codes of Ethics for the Board of Directors and employees; advises directors and employees about the application of the Codes of Ethics. Provides ethics training for directors and employees. Receives and investigates allegations of violations of the Codes of Ethics; serves as primary support staff to the Board of Director’s Ethics Review Committee; and recommends revisions to the Codes of Ethics. Learn more here.
Attorney, Louisiana Board of Ethics — Baton Rouge. Attend Board of Ethics meetings and, with the supervision of a higher-level attorney, present requests for advisory opinions and staff reports; render advice as to the interpretation and application of the Code of Governmental Ethics, Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, Lobbyist Disclosure Acts, and conflict of interest provisions of the gaming laws. Prepare opinions based on Board of Ethics rulings, draft letter opinions, resolutions, letters of charges, and general correspondence. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney, Robinson + Cole — Remote. Review and clear conflicts related to all client/matter intake requests as well as day-to-day conflict search requests, which requires in-depth understanding of the firm’s new business intake process, conflicts database, and client/matter data. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 32 (03.04.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Haynes & Boone — Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, San Francisco, Palo Alto, remote. Responsibilities include analyzing conflicts of interest issues independently relating to new firm business, lateral attorneys, new staff, and potential merger candidates; drafting conflict waivers and ethical walls as needed to resolve potential conflicts of interest; advising attorneys regarding ethical obligations relating to conflicts of interest and other issues covered by the Rules of Professional Conduct; and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts & Ethics Attorney, King and Spaulding — numerous locations/remote. Review the firm’s new business intake forms and related documents, including conflict reports and engagement terms to identify and resolve business and ethical conflicts and to ensure compliance with firm policies before matter opening. Two openings. Learn more here and here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 31 (02.26.24)

Chief Ethics Counsel, US National Credit Union Administration — Alexandria, VA. Serve as the chief ethics advisor to the Chairman, NCUA Board and senior NCUA leadership. Learn more here.
General Attorney, Office of the General Counsel — Ethics Division, US Department of Health and Human Services — Washington DC. Responsible for the management and operation of the HHS federal sector ethics program as well as providing legal advice and services on matters relating to federal criminal conflicts of interest statutes, federal and HHS standards of ethical conduct regulations, and more. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 30 (02.19.24)

Conflicts Attorney, McDermott Will & Emery — Chicago, Irvine, Los Angeles. Responsible for conducting conflict analysis on new firm business and lateral hires, preparing conflict reports, consulting with partners, general counsel’s office, and professional responsibility committee to create and maintain effective screening restrictions. Learn more here.
Conflicts Counsel, Nelson Mullins — Charlotte, Greenville, Nashville, Orlando. Responsible for running conflict searches, analyzing the results of conflict searches, and identifying and clearing conflicts of interest for all new clients and matters in the firm. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 29 (02.12.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Blank Rome — remote. Responsible for drafting waivers, reviewing and drafting engagement letter provisions, reviewing outside counsel guidelines and client contracts, implementing ethical walls, and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts and Compliance Counsel, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC — Troy, MI, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Raleigh, Washington DC.
Responsibilities include developing and delivering engaging training programs on professional responsibility and ethical conduct; advising attorneys and staff on ethical issues and ensuring compliance with professional responsibility rules; assisting with onboarding and training of new hires on ethics and compliance topics; and collaborating with firm leadership to integrate ethics and compliance into all aspects of our operations. Learn more here.
Conflicts & Ethics Attorney, Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP — Boston, remote eligible. Responsibilities include facilitating the resolution of conflicts, including the drafting of conflict waivers, and erecting ethical walls as appropriate; and acting as a conflicts department ambassador and responding to special needs, requests and problems of both attorneys and staff regarding conflicts, ethics and client engagement issues. Learn more here.
Deputy City Attorney, Ethics and Elections Team — San Francisco. Provide advice about ethics, conflict of interest, campaign finance, and elections-related matters to the City’s elected officials, department heads, commissioners, and employees, and draft legislation within its subject matter expertise. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 28 (02.05.24)

Conflicts and Ethics Attorney, King & Spaulding — numerous locations/hybrid remote. Responsibilities include reviewing the firm’s new business intake forms and related documents, including conflict reports and engagement terms to identify and resolve business and ethical conflicts and to ensure compliance with firm policies before matter opening. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney, Stoel Rives — Portland. Responsibilities include conflicts analysis, new business intake, creation of waivers/ethical walls, and more. Learn more here.
Conflicts Attorney, Littler — Atlanta, Kansas City, Washington DC. Responsibilities include conducting research and providing analysis relating to the firm’s ethical duties in accordance with the applicable rules of professional conduct and firm policies. Learn more here.
Director of Conflicts Operations — Husch Blackwell, Providence, RI. The ideal candidate will also have subject matter expertise in legal ethics and conflicts rules, practices, and procedures, as well as proficiency with conflicts software systems. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 27 (01.29.24)

Ethics Attorney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld — NYC or DC with hybrid remote possible. Responsibilities include the timely and accurate identification and resolution of conflicts of interest and legal ethics issues, and advising firm attorneys in multiple jurisdictions on compliance with their ethical obligations. Learn more here.
Visiting Law Professors. The Southeast Association of Law Schools (SEALS) has a new portal open for professors seeking visits and law schools seeking visitors. While not exclusively related to legal ethics, I’m including it here to help spread the word about what looks to be a very useful resource. Here’s the portal link. SEALS also maintains a list of open positions for law deans, faculty, and fellowships here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 26 (01.22.24)

Associate General Counsel, Ethics Office, National Labor Relations Board — Washington DC/remote eligible. Must be an expert in the field of government ethics laws and rules and legal (bar authority) ethics laws and rules, and in the management of ethics programs, office, and staff. Learn more here.
Conflicts Staff Attorney, Sidley Austin LLP — Chicago or Washington DC. Responsibilities include assisting with the review, identification, and resolution of potential conflicts issues firm-wide, including all new business and laterals. Learn more here.
Senior Counsel, Conflicts and Lobbying Compliance, Earthjustice — San Francisco. Responsible for Earthjustice’s lobbying compliance, as well as compliance with the professional responsibility rules with particular emphasis on conflicts of interest applicable to legal professionals. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 25 (01.15.24)

Associate General Counsel for Conflicts, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP — Numerous Locations. Responsible for advising key stakeholders including senior management and other internal clients on firm issues related to ethics and conflicts analysis and resolution regarding potential new business intake and new and lateral attorney hires as part of the Office of the General Counsel. Learn more here.
Conflicts Analysis Attorney, Ballard Spahr LLP — Philadelphia or Remote. Responsible for identifying and assisting in the resolution of potential ethical and business conflicts arising out of the submission of conflict search requests, the intake of new clients and matters, requests relating to client/matter maintenance, and the hiring of lateral attorneys, contract attorneys, and non-lawyer staff. Learn more here.
Conflict Counsel, Spencer Fane — Kansas City. Responsible for reviewing and analyzing potential conflicts for new business and lateral hire attorney candidates. Learn more here.
Deputy Ethics Counsel, New Jersey Courts. Remember headline #3 from Roundup No. 3? New Jersey is hiring again! Handle all aspects of lawyer discipline from investigation to appearances before the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Disciplinary Review Board. Based in Ewing, NJ, with possibility of two days/week remote. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 24 (01.08.24)

Conflicts Attorney, Dentons — Remote. Responsibilities include reviewing and providing thorough and timely analysis of all firm new business in order to identify legal and business conflicts of interest. Learn more here.
Corporate Counsel, Business Conduct and Ethics Investigations, Amazon — Arlington, VA. Responsibilities include monitoring, supervising, and independently conducting internal investigations involving potential legal and regulatory issues, including fraud allegations. Learn more here.
Lateral Conflicts Attorney, Paul Weiss — NYC. Responsibilities include reviewing conflicts questionnaires submitted by lawyer and staff candidates, and conducting thorough analysis on lateral matter lists to identify actual and potential conflicts of interest. Learn more here.
Supervisory Attorney Advisor (Ethics), US Department of Commerce, Office of the General Secretary — Washington DC. Responsibilities include performing legal analysis and research of extreme difficulty and complexity surrounding various issues related to standards of conduct, ethics laws and regulations. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 21 (12.18.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Williams & Connolly — Washington DC. Responsibilities include analyzing potential conflicts issues, including for new case matters and hiring of new legal professionals; initiating discussions with attorneys, the Professional Responsibility and Risk Management Counsel and General Counsel when necessary; providing recommendations for resolution and ensure clear documentation of resolutions; drafting and reviewing conflict waiver requests; and more. More details here.
Executive Director, Houston Bar Association — Houston. The executive director is the chief staff executive and is responsible for strategic, operational, and staff leadership and management of the Houston Bar Association and the Houston Bar Foundation including development and implementation of strategic direction, oversight of day-to-day programs and operations, and cultivating strong relationships with the Bar’s ancillary organizations and strategic, corporate and community partners. More details here.
Fellow, Justice Technology Association. The JTA’s mission is to democratize the consumer legal experience through the use of technology for the public good.
Do you want to make a real impact on the access to justice gap through tech? They are looking for a fellow. Contact executive director Maya Markovich maya.markovich@gmail.com.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 19 (12.04.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Katten — Chicago/Remote. Responsible for clearing conflicts for all new clients, new matters, and additional party submissions by performing essential duties personally or through delegation to other conflict department personnel. More details here.
Principal Counsel, Global Ethics and Compliance, The Walt Disney Company — Burbank. Provide advice and counsel to all businesses across Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products located in North America regarding the Company’s Standards of Business Conduct, anti-corruption laws, and other compliance policies. More details here.
VP & Associate Counsel, Compliance & Ethics, Souther Glazers Wine and Spirits — Oakland/Remote. Responsibilities include managing compliance, developing training, and conducting internal investigations. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 17 (11.20.23)

Associate Director, Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School — Palo Alto/Hybrid. This is a fabulous opportunity! (I was fortunate to spend my sabbatical several years ago as a scholar-in-residence at the Center.) Responsibilities include helping to lead the Center’s research agenda, programming, and public-facing work in four focus areas: access to justice and innovation; law and lawyering into the digital age; client and consumer protection; and a stronger, more diverse profession. More details here.
Clinical Fellow, Legal Tech Court and Community Liaison, Suffolk University Law School Legal Innovation and Technology Lab — Boston. This is another fabulous opportunity to help lead access to justice innovation. More details here.
Justice Tech Project Attorney, Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law — Columbus. And, yes, believe it or not, here’s ANOTHER fabulous opportunity to help lead access to justice innovation. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 16 (11.13.23)

Agency Attorney, NYC Conflicts of Interest Board — NYC. “Responsibilities include providing legal advice and ethics training to all City employees and by prosecuting violations of the law, and prosecuting cases on behalf of the Board at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.” More details here.
Chief of the Professional Responsibility Unit, Bronx District Attorney’s Office — NYC. Responsible for ensuring that the Bronx District Attorney’s staff are in compliance with all applicable professional and ethical standards, and investigating complaints against Assistant District Attorneys made by a member of the public, a defendant, a police officer, a defense attorney, or a judge. More details here.
Conflicts Attorney, Holland & Knight — California, Colorado, or NY. Responsible for managing the conflict resolution process related to new business intake, while protecting the firm and its clients from adversity and risk. More details here.
Legal Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, Panduit — Tinley Park, IL. Play an integral role in sustaining and continuously improving the Ethics and Compliance program, focusing in areas of business ethics, anti-corruption, business gifts and entertainment, anti-harassment, and conflict of interest. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 15 (11.06.23)

Assistant General Counsel/FOIA Consultant/Ethics Officer, Illinois Department of Insurance — Springfield. The Illinois Department of Insurance seeks an organized, professional, ethically-focused, and results-oriented individual to serve as Assistant General Counsel/FOIA Consultant/Agency Ethics Officer. More details here.
Conflicts Attorney, McDermott, Will & Emery — Chicago. Conduct conflict analysis on new firm business and lateral hires; prepare, audit, and present conflict reports to attorneys to resolve issues in a timely manner; consult with partners, General Counsel’s office, and Professional Responsibility Committee to create and maintain effective screening restrictions and ensure appropriate ethical waivers are in place. More details here.
Employment and Ethics Attorney, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — Austin, hybrid optional. Responsibilities include advising the agency on ethics laws and policies; performing professional legal work related to employment law and ethics; investigating internal complaints related to personnel issues and other matters; developing policies, rules, standard procedures, and training modules; and reviewing/implementing legislative or regulatory changes related to employment matters and ethics. More details here.
General & Professional Liability Attorney, Bartlett LLP — New York. Bartlett’s Professional Liability practice is engaged on behalf of professionals in industries including healthcare, law, design and engineering. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 13 (10.23.23)

Conflicts Attorney, WilmerHale—Washington D.C./Remote Hybrid. Responsible for providing contextual analysis and critical assessment of new business intake (and other) matters with specific conflicts clearance responsibilities; providing direction, professional development, training, and review of work product of conflicts team. More details here.
Counsel, Ethics and Compliance, VF Corporation—Denver. Responsibilities include developing and implementing robust policies and procedures to drive VF’s compliance efforts related to anti-corruption, sanctions and our third-party risk management program. Responsibilities will also include leading and collaborating on internal investigations. This position will work in close partnership with key business functions such as legal, finance, internal audit, procurement, enterprise risk management, human resources, as well as exciting brands such as Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, Dickies®, Altra®, Smartwool®, Icebreaker®, and Supreme®. More details here.
General Counsel, Associate Counsel & Senior Associate General Counsel, American Bar Association (two openings)—Washington D.C. Two openings in the ABA’s General Counsel office. Both are responsible for providing advice and counsel to the ABA’s staff on legal issues to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local law and ABA policy and business procedures in order to mitigate or prevent legal exposure and enhance/maintain the ABA’s reputation and good standing. More details here and here.
Investigative Counsel, Office of Congressional Ethics, U.S. House of Representatives—Washington D.C. Responsible for conducting sensitive inquiries into allegations of possible violations of federal law and ethical standards of conduct by current Members, Officers and Staff of the House of Representatives and advising the Staff Director and Chief Counsel on legal and policy matters. More details here.
Professional Responsibility Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg—Remote. Responsibilities include: (1) advising attorneys on conflict issues and facilitating the resolution of conflicts of interests; (2) counseling attorneys on a wide variety of ethical and professional issues; (3) performing due diligence for all legal and lateral hires; (4) conducting ethics orientation for lateral and new attorneys; and (5) monitoring ethics opinions, the Rules of Professional Conduct and laws and other regulations governing the firm and its lawyers. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 12 (10.16.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP — Nashville. Responsible for (1) clearing lateral attorney and new matter conflicts of interest (2) serving as firm subject matter expert on conflicts of interest and the rules of professional conduct; (3) training conflicts and intake staff; (4) and other firm risk management. More details here.
Ethics Counsel, State Bar of Wisconsin — Madison. Provide sound ethical guidance on professional conduct issues to Wisconsin lawyers. Responsibilities include conducting thorough and detailed research on legal issues, making presentations on professional conduct, and staffing the state bar ethics hotline. More details here.
Senior Counsel, Ethics & Legal Compliance, Sony Pictures Entertainment — Culver City, CA. Responsibilities include (1) support and delivery of ethics and legal compliance training; (2) provision of advice on antitrust, competition, anti-bribery, economic sanctions, and third-party engagements; and (3) counsel to global corporate and business teams about the code of conduct, including conflicts of interest. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 10 (10.02.23)

Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice — NYC. Not 100% ethics-related, but a very cool opportunity that undoubtedly will involve legal ethics issues. The Brennan Center is seeking “a talented attorney to join our Democracy Program, which seeks to expand access to the franchise, counter political entrenchment, respond to regressive jurisprudence, and reform our courts and other democratic institutions, through litigation, legal strategy development, policy campaigns, and strategic communications.” More details here.
Enforcement Counsel, Missouri Ethics Commission — Jefferson City.Primarily responsible for handling administrative cases before the Commission. More details here.
Lateral Conflicts Attorney, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith — Dallas.Responsible for reviewing conflict check reports and identifying, advising, analyzing and resolving potential conflicts of interest and working directly with attorneys to clear conflicts related to the hiring of new partners, associates, paralegals, and other firm hires. More details here.
Supervisory Attorney-Advisor (Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Ethics and Appeals Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development — Washington DC. Independently advise high-level agency officials on ethics rules, regulations, and principles. Provide ethics briefings and training, including annual ethics training. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 9 (09.25.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Bodman PLC — Detroit, Troy or Ann Arbor. Manage the ethical and potential business conflict issues presented with new client and business opportunities. Primary responsibilities include reviewing conflict search results to identify potential ethical and business conflicts of interest and implementing conflict of interest resolutions and documentation. More details here.
Conflicts Counsel, Fox Rothschild — Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, DC, Denver, KC, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, West Palm Beach & many other cities. Responsible for preventing, mitigating, and addressing actual and potential ethical and business conflicts of interest. More details here.
Investigative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics — Washington DC. Responsible for conducting investigations and adjudicatory and disciplinary proceedings regarding members and staff of the U.S House of Representatives. More details here.
Senior Counsel + Workplace Investigator in Ethics and Compliance, Palo Alto Networks — Santa Clara. Responsible for workplace investigations and compliance globally, including training and promoting a culture of ethics and compliance. More details here.

Legal Ethics Weekly Roundup No. 8 (09.18.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP — Anchorage, Boise, Minneapolis, Portland, Sacramento, or Salt Lake City. Responsible for handling potential conflicts in all new business and new talent situations, communicating difficult decisions, handling multiple complex situations, and producing high quality work while under pressure. More details here.
Conflicts Attorney, Winston and Strawn — Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, or New York. Responsible for all facets of the conflicts search process including the resolution of conflicts and drafting supporting documentation such as standard or bespoke engagement letters and waivers/consents. Support the firm’s programs including new business and conflicts intake, lateral hiring and general regulatory risk management. More details here.
Ethics and Risk Management Attorney, Klinedinst PC, anywhere (though the ethics team is headquartered in Southern California). This position is described as “an amazing opportunity for an attorney with a background in legal ethics who desires to practice full-time in this burgeoning area of the law. The position also involves State Bar discipline defense work.” More details here.
Program Officer for Technology, Legal Services Corporation — Washington, DC. This is a rather unique position that isn’t 100% focused on ethics, but responsibilities encompass the duty of competence and especially tech competence. Among a wide range of roles, this position develops and maintains a breadth of knowledge about existing research, current trends, and emerging issues related to the intersection of technology and the delivery of legal services; helps develop policy relating to the use of technology in delivering legal services to the client community; and stays informed about the latest technological advancements, including but not limited to artificial intelligence and machine learning, to help the legal aid community explore how these technologies can enhance service delivery. More details here.
Senior Intake Attorney, Mintz Levin — Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and other offices. Responsible for supporting various firm initiatives related to new business intake and conflicts of interest. Focus primarily on executing processes related to new client review, identification and resolution of conflicts, and outside counsel guideline review. More details here.

Legal Ethics Weekly Roundup No. 7 (09.11.23)

Associate General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance, Lucid Motors — Newark, CA. Responsible for managing a comprehensive program for legal and ethical compliance, coordinating with regulatory/government officials, managing compliance policies, and similar duties. More details here.
Compliance Counsel - Investigations, Thyssenkrupp North America — Southfield MI, hybrid remote. This role requires “strong understanding of attorney client privilege and work product doctrine in investigation and audit contexts.” More details here.
Conflicts Attorney, Katten, Chicago — hybrid remote. Responsible for clearing conflicts for all new clients, new matters, and related issues. More details here.
Conflicts Attorney, Kelley Dry & Warren, LLP — Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, NYC, San Diego and others. Responsible for reviewing, identifying, and resolving potential conflicts on new business opportunities firm-wide. More information here.
Conflicts Counsel, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP — Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Nashville, and Orlando. Responsible for running conflict searches, analyzing the results of conflict searches, and identifying and clearing conflicts of interest for all new clients and matters in the firm. Work with general counsel, the conflicts manager, and other conflicts counsel. More details here.
Director, Ethics & Compliance Investigations, Applied Materials — Austin or Santa Clara. Responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team that is responsible for informing and shaping legal and compliance risk management strategies, supporting policy enforcement and accountability, and promoting core values with a focus on internal investigation, remediation, and monitoring. Learn more here.

Legal Ethics Weekly Roundup No. 6 (9.4.23)

Assistant General Counsel - Ethics & Compliance, Textron — Rhode Island. Serve as Textron’s subject matter expert in anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, conflicts of interest, and related areas. More details here.
Attorney Advisor - Senior Attorney Ethics, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation — Washington DC. Advise the Ethics and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Manager in the administration and implementation of the FDIC’s employee ethics program, covering the standards of ethical conduct regulations, criminal conflict of interest statutes, ethics-related policies and procedures and financial disclosure. More details here.
Client Contracts Attorney, King and Spaulding — Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Washington DC, and more (remote eligible). Responsible for the review of all outside counsel guidelines and other client-drafted engagement terms, non-disclosure agreements, and related matters. Advise on compliance and negotiate with clients. More details here.
Conflicts Staff Attorney, Sidley and Austin — Chicago. Responsible for assisting with the review, identification, and resolution of potential conflicts issues, including all new business and laterals. More details here.
General Attorney Advisor - Ethics Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — Bethesda. Provide legal advice and services to HHS employees on matters relating to federal criminal conflicts of interest statutes, federal and HHS standards of ethical conduct regulations, financial disclosure requirements, and related issues. More details here.
Global Director of Ethics and Compliance, CDW — remote. Reporting to the VP Assistant General Counsel - Ethics & Compliance, this position develops, directs, and promotes the execution of CDW’s ethics and compliance program and provides legal advice on a broad range of regulatory and compliance topics. More details here.
Risk and Compliance Attorney, Wiley Rein — Washington DC. Responsible for conducting research, providing analysis, and implementing policies relating to the firm’s ethical responsibilities in accordance with applicable rules of professional conduct. More details here.
Risk Management Counsel, Thompson Coburn — Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, St. Louis, or Washington DC (hybrid-remote eligible). Provide guidance to firm attorneys and staff on risk management and loss prevention issues with particular emphasis on the client-intake process, compliance with applicable rules of professional conduct, conflicts checking procedure best practices, and identifying and resolving potential conflicts of interest for new clients and matters. More details here.
Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Counsel, Bodman — Ann Arbor, Detroit, or Troy. Administer the firm’s pro bono program including conflict checks, client-matter code assignments, and scheduling attorneys for pro bono clinics. More details here.

Legal Ethics Weekly Roundup No. 5 (8.28.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Crowell & Moring — Washington DC. This position is responsible for daily review and analysis of conflicts and other issues related to firm acceptance of new clients, new matters, and lateral attorneys. More details here.
Legal Counsel - Conflicts, Womble, Bond, Dickinson — any office including Atlanta, Boston, DC, Houston, Nashville, and more. Primary responsibilities include: (1) analysis of conflicts issues in new business and lateral hires; (2) drafting client engagement letters and conflicts waivers; and (3) other ethics and professional responsibility related duties. More details here.
Principal Counsel - Ethics, FINRA— fully remote. Working within the Ethics/Code of Conduct Office, this role “is responsible for creating, interpreting, advising on, monitoring and maintaining various conflicts-of-interest programs at FINRA.” More details here.
Senior Corporate Counsel- Investigations, The J.M. Smucker Co. — fully remote. This position supports the company’s “commitment to integrity. ethics, and doing the right thing” by providing guidance and counsel to the VP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, and other senior leaders. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 4 (8.21.23)

Conflicts Attorney, Paul Hastings — Washington DC. This role is responsible for assisting the firm’s Office of General Counsel, Compliance Officer, and Conflicts and New Business Intake Department with legal research, analysis, and counsel on matters relating to conflicts of interest, ethics and professional responsibility issues, compliance, and other matters. More details here.
Deputy Ethics Counsel, New Jersey Courts. Remember headline #3 from last week’s roundup? New Jersey is already hiring! Handle all aspects of lawyer discipline from investigation to appearances before the Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Disciplinary Review Board. Based in Ewing, NJ, with possibility of two days/week remote. More details here.
Conflicts Lawyer, Dentons — Canada. Review and analyze conflict of interest reports with respect to new and existing clients, new mandates, potential lateral hires and firm responses to RFPs. Assess conflicts compliance with relevant rules of professional conduct and the firm’s own conflicts policies. More details here.
Deputy Director of the Departmental Ethics Office, U.S. Department of Justice — Washington DC. Manage the office, which provides advice and guidance to Department leadership, career employees, and managers on the interpretation and application of the ethics rules. Application due September 1. More details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 3 (8.14.23)

Assistant General Counsel, Clark Hill. Clark Hill is looking for a compliance and risk management attorney whose primary responsibilities will include: (1) serving as subject matter expert on conflicts rules, ethics opinions, and regulatory developments; (2) advising on conflicts; and (3) assisting firm management in developing strategies for changes to firm rules and policies. Based in Detroit, Dallas, or Pittsburg. Application info and more details here.
Ethics Attorney, CIA. The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is hiring an attorney to give ethics advice to Agency personnel, review financial disclosure forms, conduct ethics training, and consult with the Office of Government Ethics. Based in Washington DC. Application info and more details here.
Professional Responsibility Professor. California Western School of Law is seeking lateral candidates to teach professional responsibility and direct their STEPPS Program, which integrates the teaching of professional responsibility with an experiential component. Based in downtown San Diego, “literally overlooking the Pacific Ocean,” per the job posting. Application info and more details here.

Legal Ethics Roundup No. 2 (8.7.23)

Ethics Attorney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Advise firm lawyers in multiple jurisdictions on compliance with their ethical obligations, and help protect the firm and its clients from adversity and risk. Based in Dallas, Houston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington, DC office with hybrid work capabilities. Application info and more details here.
Staff Counsel, Office of Legal Ethics Counsel, Supreme Court of Missouri. Provide lawyers informal advisory opinions about the Missouri Rules of Professional Conduct. Legal ethics background preferred, but not required. Preference for applications by August 11. Based in Jefferson City, MO, with partial remote work. Application info and more details here.