Senior Conflicts Counsel Manager

Dinsmore is seeking a full-time Senior Conflicts Counsel Manager to lead Dinsmore’s conflicts attorney group in identifying and resolving ethical and business conflicts for the firm’s new clients and matters as well as assisting in conflict clearance and client and matter intake for lateral attorneys. The Senior Conflicts Counsel Manager also researches and advises the firm’s lawyers on risk management issues and the rules of professional conduct in the states in which Dinsmore operates.  The person in this role will also help oversee the management of the firm’s conflicts database and assist in other key conflicts and ethical issues for the firm. 

This position is based in our Cincinnati office. Flexible work from home options available after six months. 

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead a team of conflicts lawyers and the firm’s conflicts resolution process, ensuring compliance with the rules of professional conduct and outside counsel guidelines
• Assist in analyzing the necessity of and implementing ethical screens
• Provide guidance to a team of conflicts lawyers and non-lawyer conflicts analysts in support of the business intake process, including best practices on corporate family research, and other aspects of the preparation of conflicts reports
• Assist in drafting engagement letters and editing letters drafted by others
• Review conflict reports in connection with the new hire process; provide detailed analysis and advise firm partners and advise new hires on conflict issues
• Answer queries from attorneys and professional staff across the firm, concerning business intake policies and procedures, conflicts of interest, and other firm policies
• Assists in maintaining thorough, accurate and current records of all conflicts resolutions in database to ensure integrity

Requirements

• Requires a JD and at least 5+ years’ relevant conflicts experience at a full-service law firm
• Admission in OH required
• Experience analyzing and advising on U.S. conflicts rules, Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct and related guidance, a plus
• Knowledge of industry conflict software (e.g.: Intapp), prior experience deploying new conflicts software as a business stakeholder, and intake systems a plus
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and excellent client-facing and interpersonal skills a must
• Must possess strict attention to detail and be accustomed to working to very high standards of accuracy and efficiency, coupled with strong project management skills and the ability to effectively manage priorities in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment
• Requires excellent judgment, ability to make risk-based assessments and capability of solving problems and making smart decisions in the face of ambiguity and imperfect information
• Experience managing teams of lawyers and non-lawyers with a focus on using technology to improve efficiency

Equal Opportunity Employer