Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager (Lateral Hires)

Job Description

At Norton Rose Fulbright, people thrive because of a shared commitment to quality, unity and integrity. The highly regarded law firm consistently receives recognition from Great Place to Work and Top Workplaces, two companies that specialize in assessing organizational culture. Teams collaborate across regions, value new ideas and deliver meaningful client solutions, supported by a culture that embraces ambition, development and shared success. With more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals working together across 50 offices worldwide, this global law firm provides a full range of legal services to leading corporations and financial institutions operating in key markets and sectors.

Norton Rose Fulbright is accepting expressions of interest from experienced compliance lawyers to join as Compliance Counsel and Senior Manager to oversee conflicts clearance for lateral attorney recruiting across all U.S. offices. This role serves as the operational leader for lateral conflicts review, partnering closely with Recruiting, the General Counsel's Office, and Firm Management to facilitate the successful integration of lateral talent while appropriately managing legal, ethical, and business risk. The position requires deep knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules, strong leadership skills, and the ability to develop policies and drive process improvements.

The US Compliance Team consists, at present, of the Deputy General Counsel, Compliance; two Assistant Deputy General Counsels, Compliance; three Compliance Counsel & Senior Managers, and a team of Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, and Client/Matter Intake Analysts. The US Compliance Team, in turn, works daily with Norton Rose Fulbright Compliance Teams in Australia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The role reports to the Assistant Deputy General Counsel, Compliance.

This role may be performed remotely from any state where the firm maintains an office (Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, and the District of Columbia). Employees must also be able to attend the office at the request of their supervisor as needed. This position requires a commitment to work outside of regular business hours.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• •Create and implement policies and procedures for lateral conflicts clearance; translate strategic objectives into actionable plans.
• •Provide operational oversight of lateral conflicts workflows and queues to ensure timely handling; allocate resources, delegate work, and authorize overtime as needed.
• •Supervise and mentor Compliance Lawyers, Senior Compliance Analysts, Compliance Analysts, Compliance Lateral Admin and related staff; conduct performance evaluations, targeted training, and career development.
• •Act as the primary liaison between the Lateral Compliance Team and Recruiting, ensuring request accuracy, defining deadlines, and following up for missing information.
• •Collaborate with New Business Intake, Recruiting, BD, Finance, and IT to streamline processes and improve cycle times.
• •Analyze trends and bottlenecks; recommend and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy and speed.
• •Oversee compliance conflicts for secondments, ensuring compliance with conflict-of-interest policies throughout onboarding and offboarding processes.
• •Prepare and deliver training for attorneys, secretaries, and staff on conflicts and compliance topics.
• •Stay current on software and process changes (e.g., Intapp) and lead adoption initiatives.
• •Advise partners, attorneys, and Recruiting on conflicts of interest for lateral candidates, incorporating legal, ethical, and commercial considerations.
• •Assess waiver needs and clearance provisos, draft clearance memoranda and client notices.
• •Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations impacting conflicts resolution.
• •Review and interpret candidate documentation (e.g., client lists, engagement letters, outside roles) and validate data in conflicts systems.
• •Interpret and respond to policy questions related to share dealing and other compliance matters.
• •Supervise that maintenance of conflicts system integrity by directing the inputting, updating, and retiring of lateral candidate data; lead data clean-up projects.

Other duties

Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications and experience:

• •Juris Doctor (JD) and active license to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction where the firm has an office (Texas, New York, California, or D.C. strongly preferred).
• •4+ years of experience as a compliance/conflicts lawyer at a large law firm
• •Thorough working knowledge of U.S. conflicts rules and ethical obligations.
• •Demonstrated ability to exercise risk-based judgment and provide pragmatic, commercially informed advice.
• •Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to engage effectively with partners and senior management.
• •Leadership experience supervising, coaching, and developing teams.
• •High proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel; experience with legal conflicts systems (Intapp).
• •High integrity, discretion, and accountability for delivering excellent service in a fast-paced setting; ability to reprioritize as needed.

Benefits

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical insurance plans, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full- time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys. Employees may also access commuter benefits where applicable and student loan assistance refinancing options.

In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave (parental leave) benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn or adopted child(ren). Employees may also access child care support through a back-up care program. Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Legal Notices

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Norton Rose Fulbright US is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance of accommodation to complete your application, please contact us.hr@nortonrosefulbright.com . When submitting your request, please provide your contact information and a description of the accommodation needed or the accessibility barrier you are experiencing. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by