Compliance Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright

Compliance Lawyer advising on potential conflicts of interest at Norton Rose Fulbright. Collaborating with legal teams across regions to uphold ethical standards and compliance measures.

Posted 5/10/2026full-timeHouston • California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Montana, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise partners, attorneys, and the Global Compliance Team regarding the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interests, including relevant legal and ethical considerations and commercial concerns
Collaborate with a team of analysts to ensure consistent workflow and timely production, supervising the workflows and work products of at least two Compliance Analysts
Interact with all levels of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Management to resolve potential conflict of interest issues or commercial concerns in the context of new matter intake, lateral hires, business development, and practice development projects
Drive any conflict issues to full resolution and manage a docket of between 15 and 30 outstanding conflict matters at any given time
Assist with enforcement and other issues related to Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Practice Standards addressing stock and share dealings, external appointments, prohibitions on bribery, corruption and discrimination, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering requirements, and (to some extent) cyber security considerations
Liaise and interact with the Compliance Teams at Norton Rose Fulbright Australia, Canada, and LLP on a daily basis
Analyze conflict issues surrounding directorships and trusteeships in order to maintain databases
Review client relationship letters to identify contractual obligations to consider in the resolution of conflicts
Deal with questions and concerns related to policies related to share dealing

Requirements

What you’ll need

Licensed to practice law in one or more States where Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has an office (particularly Texas, New York, California, Missouri, Illinois, and the District of Columbia)
Experience working as an attorney
Thorough acquaintance with and working knowledge of US conflicts rules highly preferred
Highly intelligent with excellent commercial judgment
Strong written and oral communication skills and experience operating in a multi-cultural environment
Sufficient maturity and judgment to work successfully and confidently with all levels including senior management and partners
Confidence to exercise risk-based judgment calls on a daily basis
Familiar with a lawyer’s duties regarding confidentiality, privilege, and client care
Highly analytical with an ability to anticipate potential problems and creatively propose/implement solutions
Ability to effectively supervise the work product and daily workflow of two analysts; prior supervisory experience is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

access to three medical plans
dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
access to pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts
participation in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible
fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys
competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on role and tenure
generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with a newborn or adopted child(ren)
11 Firm holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

licensed attorneyUS conflicts rulesconflict resolutionlegal analysiscontractual obligationsrisk-based judgmentconfidentialityprivilegeclient caresupervisory experience

Soft Skills

commercial judgmentwritten communicationoral communicationinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcreativitymaturityconfidenceteam collaboration