New Business Intake & Conflicts Clearance Associate Attorney

Job overview

The New Business Intake & Conflicts Clearance Associate Attorney role is hybrid or remote, with West Coast hours, and is listed in Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Palo Alto, CA, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, DE. The expected base salary is $170,000–$225,000 per year; the position may also be eligible for a discretionary year-end bonus. The role supports the General Counsel’s Office and its work to ensure firmwide compliance with ethical obligations and conflicts rules. This attorney helps the firm assess and clear potential conflicts so it can take on new clients and matters efficiently and ethically. The work includes managing intake, analyzing conflicts, preparing waivers and ethical walls, advising colleagues on professional responsibility, and supporting consistent intake practices.

What you'll do

• Manage new-business intake for prospective clients and matters
• analyze conflicts using internal and external databases
• draft, review, and implement conflict waivers and ethical walls when needed
• advise attorneys and staff on professional responsibility and conflicts rules
• provide guidance and training on intake policies
• participate in an after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call rotation
• collaborate across departments
• handle confidential information with discretion.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

associate attorney

new business intake

conflicts clearance

legal ethics

professional responsibility

general counsel’s office

hybrid or remote

west coast hours

boston ma

chicago il

houston tx

los angeles ca

new york ny

$170k–$225k per year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance
• retirement benefits
• bar registration support
• continuing legal education resources
• paid vacation
• parental leave.

Why this role

Approximately 3+ years of experience in conflicts management, legal ethics, professional responsibility, or related compliance in a large law firm environment is sought. Benefits include medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, retirement benefits, bar registration support, continuing legal education, paid vacation, and parental leave.

About the employer

Direct Counsel is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Lawyers. Sector: 54.