Senior Corporate Counsel - Ethics

Job Summary

Serving as a senior advisor on attorney ethics and professional responsibility matters, the full-time remote Senior Corporate Counsel - Ethics will manage obligations under applicable rules of professional conduct, provide guidance on conflicts of interest, and support the firm's ethics program operations.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on attorney ethics and professional responsibility matters, handling sensitive issues from competence to confidentiality
• Conduct conflicts analysis for new business intake and oversee resolution strategies, including drafting conflict waiver letters
• Identify ethics-related risks and trends, recommending updates to firm policies and collaborating on cross-functional matters

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; licensed and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience with a focus on attorney ethics and conflicts of interest in a large law firm environment
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex conflicts and provide practical guidance on resolution strategies
• Experience advising on sensitive legal issues requiring professional judgment and discretion
• Familiarity with lateral hire processes and the audit response letter process related to professional responsibility rules