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Conflicts Business Partner

2 months ago


Grand Rapids, United States Warner Norcross + Judd Full time

Warner Norcross + Judd is seeking a **Conflicts Business Partner **to join us in our Grand Rapids office. The Conflicts Business Partner collaborates with Loss Prevention and the client intake team to identify, review, and resolve conflict of interest concerns and other professional ethics/compliance issues related to the intake of new clients and matters and the hiring and onboarding of new attorneys.

**About the Opportunity**

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintains close working knowledge of rules of professional responsibility and associated conflicts of interest related to (a) new client intake; (b) new matter intake; and (c) lateral attorney intake, as well as relevant firm procedures, policies, and practices
- Acquires experience and demonstrates knowledge regarding firm clients, attorneys, and related lines of business to promptly and efficiently understand, respond to, and resolve conflict issues
- Reviews conflict reports prepared by the client intake team and identifies potential conflicts, assists attorneys in resolving potential conflicts, drafts conflict waivers and/or engagement letter provisions, and provides information to the client intake team to establish ethical screens related to new client, matter, and/or lateral attorney intake
- Identifies representations in which the firm is adverse to an incoming lateral attorney’s former firm and (a) requests that the client intake team implement needed ethical screen(s) and (b) sends required written notices to appropriate tribunal(s) as required by applicable rules of professional conduct
- Manages the process of preparing, transmitting, and tracking client notification letters and firm selection forms for new lateral attorney hires
- Performs or directs and supervises legal research and analysis on professional responsibility issues as requested by the firm’s office of General Counsel
- Provides legal guidance and support to Loss Prevention team on issues relating to engagement letter and waiver templates
- If time permits and there is a need, assists the client intake team with monitoring and responding to conflict check requests by timekeepers and support staff

**Competencies**
- Analytical Ability
- Attention to Detail/Thoroughness
- Communication Skills
- Client Service Orientation
- Initiative
- Judgment
- Leading Others
- Planning and Organization
- Results Orientation
- Strategic Thinking

**About You**
- JD required
- Prior experience in legal professional responsibility/ethics/conflicts area
- Law firm experience strongly preferred

**About Warner**

**About Our Culture**
Warner’s cultural motto is “Fun, Pride + Profit...in that Order”. We build A Better Partnership through:
**Teamwork** - Warner’s lockstep compensation model encourages teamwork and distinguishes us from our competitors. Partner and associate salaries are set based upon seniority, not total hours worked, encouraging client legal projects to be routed to the most knowledgeable person in the firm. Our team approach to compensation yields better legal representation for our clients and lays the foundation for a fun culture without internal financial competition. We have a team atmosphere where people like working together and supporting each other.

**Diversity** - At Warner, we take an “all in” approach to DEI - engaging people at all levels of the firm to lead and participate on DEI committees and initiatives. This ensures a broad base of support from team members truly invested in leading the charge. It’s because of their time and efforts we are as successful as we are - and that success radiates throughout the whole firm. Our DEI work has become not only the right thing to do, but more importantly, what our people want to do.

**Careers** - Our culture of balanced personal and professional lifestyle allows us to maintain a 94% attorney retention rate. Attorneys throughout Michigan, the region and beyond are choosing Warner as their forever home - and because of our dedicated focus on living balanced lives, our attorneys’ families are fully supporting these important decisions.

**Community** - Warner’s time-honored community engagement initiatives include financial contributions to 150+ nonprofits, scholarships and paid time off for all firm members to engage in community initiatives that are meaningful to them.

**EEO Statement**
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. We are committed to building a firm that reflects the diversity of the clients and communities we serve. We can foster inclusion and equity by moving beyond barriers and rejecting stereotypes based on gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status. The result is a high performing team of professionals providing excellent service to our clients.

**How to Apply**

**Closing Statement**
Warner hires top talent at every point in our organization. We are seeki


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