Conflicts Counsel (Lateral Hires Focus)
Husch Blackwell · Nashville, TN · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$135k–$276k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes description of firm, role, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay (compensation ranges). No schedule info. So we should have sections: About the role (maybe overview), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We must not repeat job title as heading. Use for each section heading. Use
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (cover letter and resume). Also remove cookie/navigation/legal etc. Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to extract substantive content.
Let's parse.
Firm description: "Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations. At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better. Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Conflicts Counsel (Lateral Hire Focus) position. This position may be filled remotely, or in any of our locations."
That's about the role/firm overview. Could be "About the role" or "About the firm". We'll use "About the role".
Then responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. We need to list them as
- . The posting includes "Essential job functions include:" then a list of items each starting with a verb. Also later "LATERAL FOCUS" section with more responsibilities. Also "Other duties as assigned." We'll combine all responsibilities into a list.
We must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include each responsibility as a list item, preserving the wording.
Let's extract responsibilities from the text:
From after "Essential job functions include:":
- Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the technologies that support the daily operations of the Conflicts department, including but not limited to Intapp Open and Intapp Terms.
- Serves as a resource for conflicts analysts regarding the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest, and communication to attorneys and staff regarding same.
- Discusses conflict of interest issues with attorneys, analysts, business intake, other support staff, and firm leadership to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest, while maintaining objectivity and professional independence.
- Reviews requests submitted to the Conflicts Department to provide a concise and complete evaluation of potential conflict issues along with communicating and executing steps for resolution of conflicts issues or potential issues, and documents same.
- Drafts and reviews language in waiver and engagement letters to ensure that it adequately addresses conflicts issues and are executed by those with appropriate authority.
- Reviews existing conflict waivers from clients for applicability to a new conflict of interest with that client.
- Makes requests and recommendations related to the implementation of ethical walls.
- Develops and maintains knowledge of legal ethics, case law, and professional responsibility rules related to conflicts of interest, as well as relevant procedures, policies, and practices of the firm related to conflicts, risk, and ethics issues.
- Reviews client outside counsel guidelines and engagement agreements to identify deviations from the Firm’s policies.
- Works with billing and relationship Partners to appropriately address deviations.
- Assists with the review and clearance of new hire candidates, including complete conflicts analysis and resolution, drafting engagement agreements and waivers as needed, communicating with recruiting and firm leadership regarding the status of conflicts issues for a candidate, and providing training to a new lateral partner hire.
- Reviews outside counsel guidelines and works with partners to prepare responses to clients that align with firm needs and requirements.
- Assists in the maintenance and documentation of clients’ agreements within our conflicts software and databases.
- Assists Client Development team and partners in reviewing and responding to Requests for Proposals and similar business opportunities.
- Prepares and delivers trainings for Conflicts team as well as firm attorneys and staff on topics related to conflicts, ethics, and professional responsibility.
- Other duties as assigned.
Then "LATERAL FOCUS" section:
- This position collaborates with colleagues to identify and resolve conflicts of interest issues, specifically those related to candidates’ former work or portable work.
- Conduct efficient review, identification, and resolution of conflicts of interest related to lateral candidates and new hires.
- Liaise directly, as needed, with recruiting, onboarding, firm leadership, and candidates throughout the clearance and onboarding process.
- Conducts training and provides resources on conflicts and new matter opening to new hires.
We should include these as responsibilities as well.
Now requirements/qualifications/skills.
The posting has "Position Requirements" then list:
- Juris Doctor and active law license in the U.S. in the jurisdiction in which the candidate resides.
- Two or more years of conflicts-related experience preferred.
- Computer proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook) required.
- Experience with on-line reference materials and Boolean searching techniques preferred.
- Experience with Intapp Open and Intapp Terms strongly preferred.
- Ability to identify and analyze conflict of interest issues and to recommend and implement solutions.
- Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
- Ability to track, manage, and effectively prioritize numerous responsibilities, emails, and conflicts requests.
- Strong writing skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate in an effective manner, particularly with respect to summarizing and simplifying complex or numerous conflicts issues.
- Ability and availability to travel to other Firm locations on occasion as needed.
Then there is a note: "The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations as necessary to allow an individual with a disability to apply for and/or perform the essential functions of a position. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, please contact HR." This is boilerplate (EEO/accommodation) - we should remove.
Then "Compensation And Benefits" section: includes compensation ranges per state and benefits list.
We need to create Pay section with the compensation ranges. Benefits section with list of benefits.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with skill and experience" etc. But we can include the actual ranges.
We need to preserve all substantive info: the compensation ranges per state and jurisdiction, plus note about bonus not included, etc. Also benefits list.
We should not include the sentence "Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience." That's filler? It's somewhat generic but still substantive? The instruction says: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". So we should avoid that sentence. However we can keep the actual ranges.
We also need to keep the note about bonus: "The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus, however bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm performance." That's substantive.
Benefits list: "Full-time employees receive benefits including: medical and dental coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more."
We should keep that as list.
Now schedule: none.
Now we need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay.
But we have overlapping: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The posting lumps them together under "Position Requirements". Could split into Requirements (education, license, experience) and Qualifications (skills, abilities). But we must not create thin sections. Perhaps better to have one section "Requirements" that includes all. But the instruction says use headings for those categories if they exist. We have content for each: Requirements (education, license, experience), Qualifications (maybe none separate), Skills (abilities). However we could combine into "Requirements and Qualifications". But we need to follow instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include those headings only if we have real specific content for them.
We have content for Requirements (JD, license, experience). We have content for Skills (abilities like identify conflicts, respond, track, writing, travel). We have content for Qualifications? Not explicitly separate; but maybe "Experience with Intapp Open and Intapp Terms strongly preferred" could be qualification. However we could treat that as Skills. To avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section, but then we would not have a Qualifications heading. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including education, experience, skills), Benefits, Pay. That's fewer sections.
But we need to follow the rule: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must use all of them; just that if we use a heading, it should be one of those. So we can choose which to include.
Thus we can have:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
...
Requirements
...
(including education, license, experience, skills, abilities)
Benefits
...
Pay
...
(list of state ranges)
We must not include schedule.
Now we need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's extract the About the role paragraph(s). The initial paragraph includes firm description and role invitation. We'll keep that as prose.
Potentially we could split into two paragraphs: firm description and role description. But we can keep as one containing all.
Now responsibilities: we need to list each responsibility as
- . Ensure we keep the exact wording.
Let's copy responsibilities list exactly as in text, preserving punctuation.
From Essential job functions include:
1. Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the technologies that support the daily operations of the Conflicts department, including but not limited to Intapp Open and Intapp Terms.
2. Serves as a resource for conflicts analysts regarding the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest, and communication to attorneys and staff regarding same.
3. Discusses conflict of interest issues with attorneys, analysts, business intake, other support staff, and firm leadership to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest, while maintaining objectivity and professional independence.
4. Reviews requests submitted to the Conflicts Department to provide a concise and complete evaluation of potential conflict issues along with communicating and executing steps for resolution of conflicts issues or potential issues, and documents same.
5. Drafts and reviews language in waiver and engagement letters to ensure that it adequately addresses conflicts issues and are executed by those with appropriate authority.
6. Reviews existing conflict waivers from clients for applicability to a new conflict of interest with that client.
7. Makes requests and recommendations related to the implementation of ethical walls.
8. Develops and maintains knowledge of legal ethics, case law, and professional responsibility rules related to conflicts of interest, as well as relevant procedures, policies, and practices of the firm related to conflicts, risk, and ethics issues.
9. Reviews
for prose. We must preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (cover letter and resume). Also remove cookie/navigation/legal etc. Also remove duplicated lines. We need to extract substantive content. Let's parse. Firm description: "Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations. At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better. Our firm is committed to attracting and retaining professionals who value each other and the service we provide by embracing Teamwork, Collaboration, Client Service, and Innovation. If you are a motivated professional looking for a long-term fit where you can grow in a role, and will be valued and empowered, then we invite you to apply to our Conflicts Counsel (Lateral Hire Focus) position. This position may be filled remotely, or in any of our locations." That's about the role/firm overview. Could be "About the role" or "About the firm". We'll use "About the role". Then responsibilities: many bullet-like sentences. We need to list them as
- . The posting includes "Essential job functions include:" then a list of items each starting with a verb. Also later "LATERAL FOCUS" section with more responsibilities. Also "Other duties as assigned." We'll combine all responsibilities into a list.
We must not invent or summarize away detail; we need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include each responsibility as a list item, preserving the wording.
Let's extract responsibilities from the text:
From after "Essential job functions include:":
- Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the technologies that support the daily operations of the Conflicts department, including but not limited to Intapp Open and Intapp Terms.
- Serves as a resource for conflicts analysts regarding the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest, and communication to attorneys and staff regarding same.
- Discusses conflict of interest issues with attorneys, analysts, business intake, other support staff, and firm leadership to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest, while maintaining objectivity and professional independence.
- Reviews requests submitted to the Conflicts Department to provide a concise and complete evaluation of potential conflict issues along with communicating and executing steps for resolution of conflicts issues or potential issues, and documents same.
- Drafts and reviews language in waiver and engagement letters to ensure that it adequately addresses conflicts issues and are executed by those with appropriate authority.
- Reviews existing conflict waivers from clients for applicability to a new conflict of interest with that client.
- Makes requests and recommendations related to the implementation of ethical walls.
- Develops and maintains knowledge of legal ethics, case law, and professional responsibility rules related to conflicts of interest, as well as relevant procedures, policies, and practices of the firm related to conflicts, risk, and ethics issues.
- Reviews client outside counsel guidelines and engagement agreements to identify deviations from the Firm’s policies.
- Works with billing and relationship Partners to appropriately address deviations.
- Assists with the review and clearance of new hire candidates, including complete conflicts analysis and resolution, drafting engagement agreements and waivers as needed, communicating with recruiting and firm leadership regarding the status of conflicts issues for a candidate, and providing training to a new lateral partner hire.
- Reviews outside counsel guidelines and works with partners to prepare responses to clients that align with firm needs and requirements.
- Assists in the maintenance and documentation of clients’ agreements within our conflicts software and databases.
- Assists Client Development team and partners in reviewing and responding to Requests for Proposals and similar business opportunities.
- Prepares and delivers trainings for Conflicts team as well as firm attorneys and staff on topics related to conflicts, ethics, and professional responsibility.
- Other duties as assigned.
Then "LATERAL FOCUS" section:
- This position collaborates with colleagues to identify and resolve conflicts of interest issues, specifically those related to candidates’ former work or portable work.
- Conduct efficient review, identification, and resolution of conflicts of interest related to lateral candidates and new hires.
- Liaise directly, as needed, with recruiting, onboarding, firm leadership, and candidates throughout the clearance and onboarding process.
- Conducts training and provides resources on conflicts and new matter opening to new hires.
We should include these as responsibilities as well.
Now requirements/qualifications/skills.
The posting has "Position Requirements" then list:
- Juris Doctor and active law license in the U.S. in the jurisdiction in which the candidate resides.
- Two or more years of conflicts-related experience preferred.
- Computer proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook) required.
- Experience with on-line reference materials and Boolean searching techniques preferred.
- Experience with Intapp Open and Intapp Terms strongly preferred.
- Ability to identify and analyze conflict of interest issues and to recommend and implement solutions.
- Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
- Ability to track, manage, and effectively prioritize numerous responsibilities, emails, and conflicts requests.
- Strong writing skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely communicate in an effective manner, particularly with respect to summarizing and simplifying complex or numerous conflicts issues.
- Ability and availability to travel to other Firm locations on occasion as needed.
Then there is a note: "The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations as necessary to allow an individual with a disability to apply for and/or perform the essential functions of a position. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, please contact HR." This is boilerplate (EEO/accommodation) - we should remove.
Then "Compensation And Benefits" section: includes compensation ranges per state and benefits list.
We need to create Pay section with the compensation ranges. Benefits section with list of benefits.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with skill and experience" etc. But we can include the actual ranges.
We need to preserve all substantive info: the compensation ranges per state and jurisdiction, plus note about bonus not included, etc. Also benefits list.
We should not include the sentence "Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience." That's filler? It's somewhat generic but still substantive? The instruction says: "never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. 'commensurate with experience', 'not specified', 'N/A', 'varies', 'TBD')". So we should avoid that sentence. However we can keep the actual ranges.
We also need to keep the note about bonus: "The above salaries do not include a discretionary bonus, however bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm performance." That's substantive.
Benefits list: "Full-time employees receive benefits including: medical and dental coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more."
We should keep that as list.
Now schedule: none.
Now we need to decide sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay.
But we have overlapping: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The posting lumps them together under "Position Requirements". Could split into Requirements (education, license, experience) and Qualifications (skills, abilities). But we must not create thin sections. Perhaps better to have one section "Requirements" that includes all. But the instruction says use headings for those categories if they exist. We have content for each: Requirements (education, license, experience), Qualifications (maybe none separate), Skills (abilities). However we could combine into "Requirements and Qualifications". But we need to follow instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can include those headings only if we have real specific content for them.
We have content for Requirements (JD, license, experience). We have content for Skills (abilities like identify conflicts, respond, track, writing, travel). We have content for Qualifications? Not explicitly separate; but maybe "Experience with Intapp Open and Intapp Terms strongly preferred" could be qualification. However we could treat that as Skills. To avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section, but then we would not have a Qualifications heading. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including education, experience, skills), Benefits, Pay. That's fewer sections.
But we need to follow the rule: use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't say we must use all of them; just that if we use a heading, it should be one of those. So we can choose which to include. Thus we can have:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- ...
Benefits
- ...
Pay
- ...
containing all. Now responsibilities: we need to list each responsibility as
- . Ensure we keep the exact wording. Let's copy responsibilities list exactly as in text, preserving punctuation. From Essential job functions include: 1. Maintains a thorough working knowledge of the technologies that support the daily operations of the Conflicts department, including but not limited to Intapp Open and Intapp Terms. 2. Serves as a resource for conflicts analysts regarding the identification and resolution of conflicts of interest, and communication to attorneys and staff regarding same. 3. Discusses conflict of interest issues with attorneys, analysts, business intake, other support staff, and firm leadership to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest, while maintaining objectivity and professional independence. 4. Reviews requests submitted to the Conflicts Department to provide a concise and complete evaluation of potential conflict issues along with communicating and executing steps for resolution of conflicts issues or potential issues, and documents same. 5. Drafts and reviews language in waiver and engagement letters to ensure that it adequately addresses conflicts issues and are executed by those with appropriate authority. 6. Reviews existing conflict waivers from clients for applicability to a new conflict of interest with that client. 7. Makes requests and recommendations related to the implementation of ethical walls. 8. Develops and maintains knowledge of legal ethics, case law, and professional responsibility rules related to conflicts of interest, as well as relevant procedures, policies, and practices of the firm related to conflicts, risk, and ethics issues. 9. Reviews