Compliance Lawyer, Conflicts

Norton Rose Fulbright

Compliance Lawyer handling conflicts of interests for Norton Rose Fulbright, ensuring ethical, regulatory, and commercial compliance across multiple US offices.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeHouston • California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $135,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in conflict resolution, legal compliance, and risk management while effectively supervising compliance analysts and collaborating with diverse teams. Possesses strong analytical skills and commercial judgment to navigate complex legal and ethical considerations.

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Licensed To Practice LawUS Conflicts Rules KnowledgeSupervisory ExperienceStrong Written And Oral Communication SkillsAnalytical Problem Solving

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Soft Skills

Excellent Commercial JudgmentMaturity And JudgmentConfidence In Risk-Based Decision Making

Industry Keywords

Conflict Of InterestComplianceLegal And Ethical ConsiderationsClient CareConfidentialityAnti-Money LaunderingEconomic SanctionsCyber SecurityShare DealingMulti-Cultural Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise partners, lawyers, and the Global Compliance Team regarding the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interests, including the relevant legal and ethical considerations and commercial concerns
Collaborate with a team of analysts to ensure consistent workflow and timely production, which includes specifically 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, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, and Norton Rose Fulbright 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 our policies related to share dealing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Licensed to practice law in one or more States in which Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has an office (particularly Texas, California, Colorado, New York, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, and the District of Columbia)
Experience working as a lawyer
A 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
Be sufficiently confident to exercise risk-based judgment calls on a daily basis
Be fully 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 insurance plans
dental insurance
vision insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
access to pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts
401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans
fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys
commuter benefits
student loan assistance refinancing options
competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure
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)
access to child care support through a back-up care program
11 Firm holidays