The role supports the Firm’s risk management and professional responsibility functions by analyzing complex conflicts of interest issues, advising lawyers, and facilitating the clearance of new clients and matters across its global platform.
Responsibilities include analyzing complex, high-risk, and novel conflicts arising from proposed new client engagements, matters, attorney mobility, and strategic business initiatives, then recommending appropriate resolution strategies.
Evaluates proposed representations involving concurrent, former client, positional, issue, and business conflicts, as well as other matters presenting heightened legal, ethical, or reputational risk.
Drafts, reviews, and negotiates conflict waivers, engagement letter provisions, consent requests, and other conflicts-related documentation.
Advises on the implementation of ethical screens and risk mitigation measures, and reviews/advises on conflicts-related provisions in outside counsel guidelines and client-imposed requirements.
Serves as a primary escalation resource for complex conflicts and intake matters, providing legal analysis, guidance, and exercising sound legal and business judgment.
Partners with the Professional Responsibility Department and Firm leadership to identify and address conflicts, ethics, and risk management issues, and participates in departmental initiatives, policy development, process improvements, and technology enhancements.
Provides training, mentoring, and guidance to members of the Conflicts and New Business Intake team, while developing and maintaining subject matter expertise on conflicts, professional responsibility, and emerging legal developments affecting law firm risk management.
Requires after-hours conflicts and new business intake support on a rotating basis.
Candidates must have demonstrated knowledge of conflicts of interest principles and applicable rules of professional responsibility, alongside a strong aptitude for learning new technologies relevant to conflicts and intake systems.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Conflicts Attorney

3+ PQE · July 29, 2026 (Yesterday)

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Conflicts Attorney

3+ PQE · July 29, 2026 (Yesterday)

Salary

$175,000 - $215,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Litigation · Conflicts/Ethics

Location

New York City

Trusted recruiters

Work with a recruiter who has a real relationship with the hiring team and comes recommended by your peers.

Overview

The role supports the Firm’s risk management and professional responsibility functions by analyzing complex conflicts of interest issues, advising lawyers, and facilitating the clearance of new clients and matters across its global platform.
Responsibilities include analyzing complex, high-risk, and novel conflicts arising from proposed new client engagements, matters, attorney mobility, and strategic business initiatives, then recommending appropriate resolution strategies.
Evaluates proposed representations involving concurrent, former client, positional, issue, and business conflicts, as well as other matters presenting heightened legal, ethical, or reputational risk.
Drafts, reviews, and negotiates conflict waivers, engagement letter provisions, consent requests, and other conflicts-related documentation.
Advises on the implementation of ethical screens and risk mitigation measures, and reviews/advises on conflicts-related provisions in outside counsel guidelines and client-imposed requirements.
Serves as a primary escalation resource for complex conflicts and intake matters, providing legal analysis, guidance, and exercising sound legal and business judgment.
Partners with the Professional Responsibility Department and Firm leadership to identify and address conflicts, ethics, and risk management issues, and participates in departmental initiatives, policy development, process improvements, and technology enhancements.
Provides training, mentoring, and guidance to members of the Conflicts and New Business Intake team, while developing and maintaining subject matter expertise on conflicts, professional responsibility, and emerging legal developments affecting law firm risk management.
Requires after-hours conflicts and new business intake support on a rotating basis.
Candidates must have demonstrated knowledge of conflicts of interest principles and applicable rules of professional responsibility, alongside a strong aptitude for learning new technologies relevant to conflicts and intake systems.

Trusted recruiters

Top recruiter for this opening
Ed Hossain
Long Ridge Partners
Why talk to Ed Hossain?
Katya Stynes joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP's New York City office in the Litigation group.
I *highly* recommend working with Ed in your lateral search. Ed went above and beyond the standard listings (that every recruiter can arrange for you) to land on a truly unique and perfect opportunity, and then worked creatively and proactively to help me get the position. I'm now in exactly the team and practice area I hoped to end up in (a tiny niche area that I didn't think was realistic to find) and Ed was crucial in that process.
Katya Stynes
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP • New York City
Top recruiter for this opening
Evan Fox
Long Ridge Partners
Why talk to Evan Fox?
Edmund Bao joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP's New York City office in the Litigation group.
Evan helped navigate every aspect of the job hunting process and was extremely communicative. He has a knack for knowing the target market extremely well and what the firm is looking for. I felt he was a real asset to have on my side during the entire process. Would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a placement at a prestigious firm.
Edmund Bao
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP • New York City

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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