Law Firm Compliance Counsel (Hybrid - Nashville)

About the role

Nashville-area attorneys with law firm experience - this could be your chance to move away from the billable hour, while using your legal skills in a new and interesting way! If you're looking for a way to leverage your legal knowledge and experience without the pressure of origination, hourly targets, or outside client management, this could be your next move. Latitude is working with a leading law firm that is adding a Compliance Counsel to its risk and business intake function. The ideal candidate has experience practicing in a large law firm or comparable in-house legal environment, with the ability to issue-spot actual or potential conflicts of interest, skills to edit and negotiate contracts, and an interest in ensuring compliance with outside counsel guidelines. The firm will provide extensive training, but the successful candidate will have sufficient experience to understand the nuances and issues that may arise when identifying and clearing conflicts in a law firm setting.

Responsibilities

• Run conflict checks
• Resolve conflict issues tied to lateral hires and new client or matter openings
• Draft and negotiate client engagement terms and outside counsel guidelines
• Advise internal business intake teams on ethics rules and firm policy

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience practicing law in a large law firm
• Working knowledge of law firm conflicts-of-interest clearance processes, including running conflict checks and resolving flagged issues before new clients, matters, or lateral hires are onboarded
• Strong grasp of contract principles, negotiation skills, and the ability to suggest and implement creative solutions when required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Licensed to practice law in Tennessee (or eligible for in-house exemption)
• Outstanding professional references

Qualifications

• Solid command of professional responsibility rules and the ethics requirements in the jurisdictions where the firm operates
• Sufficient experience to understand the nuances and issues that may arise when identifying and clearing conflicts in a law firm setting

Skills

• Ability to issue-spot actual or potential conflicts of interest
• Editing and negotiating contracts
• Interest in ensuring compliance with outside counsel guidelines

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with outside counsel guidelines and client engagement terms
• Familiarity with legal conflicts-checking systems or databases

Pay

The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000. Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, and credentials.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Generous leave policies

Schedule

Full-time, hybrid role onsite three days per week in Nashville, TN.