Conflicts & Ethics Specialist

Conflicts & Ethics Specialist

Position Overview

King & Spalding is a leading global law firm with a commitment to excellence, innovation, and the seamless delivery of legal services. We harness innovative technology and exceptional talent to meet the complex needs of our clients in a fast-paced and dynamic legal landscape.

We are seeking a Conflicts & Ethics Specialist to join our Conflicts & Business Review Department, which is part of the firm’s General Counsel’s Office. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team focused on supporting the firm’s new business intake function.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. 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.
2. Draft and review waiver letters, engagement letters, and communicate with lawyers and staff on any changes or additional information that may be necessary before the firm can accept the new business.
3. Work closely with the Associate Director of New Business Intake and a team of Conflicts & Ethics Attorneys.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Previous conflicts experience including reviewing conflict reports, researching corporate affiliations, drafting waivers, and advising firm lawyers on conflict issues or relationship issues and relevant firm policies is preferred but not required.
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills, exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and a working knowledge of the rules of professional conduct.
3. Responsive, demonstrate sound judgment, and can work well under pressure.
4. Candidates must also adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, and manage a heavy workload.
5. Prior knowledge of the conflict rules, as well as other ethics and professional responsibility rules and laws, in Europe and the United States would be beneficial.
6. Other duties may be assigned by the Associate Director of New Business Intake or Director of Conflicts & New Business Intake.

OTHER:

1. Primary availability is required during business hours from 09:00 am to 6:00 pm (AST) with flexibility to work outside of this standard schedule as needed.
2. This position is part of a required periodic on-call rotation and offers the potential for a hybrid work schedule, 4 days a week in office/1 day working from home, subject to location approval by the firm, for experienced candidates. Occasional travel to the Atlanta office may be required.

The Firm offers a generous total compensation package with annual bonus in recognition of individual merit-based performance.

King & Spalding LLP (K&S) is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all state, federal, and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other status protected by applicable law.

We are proud of our remarkably cohesive culture, which now encompasses more than 2,500 lawyers and business professionals worldwide. We seek to attract and develop the very best talent to work with us.