Associate General Counsel

Description

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Position at Berkeley Research Group, LLC

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, this role manages the new business intake and conflicts team to identify potential legal conflicts and relationship management issues and resolve legal conflicts related to new matters (including bankruptcy matters and other complex matters) and new hires.

• Assisting with management and coordination of new matter intake and conflict review processes, including identifying information gaps, legal conflict concerns, and other legal risks relevant to new matter consideration.
• Assisting with management and coordination of matter and conflict review in connection with the onboarding of new BRG professionals.
• Reviewing and analyzing conflict check results and communicating relevant information to BRG professionals.
• Implementing and administering best practices for data maintenance and system management in Intapp.
• Providing legal guidance to BRG professionals and strategic decision-makers on legal conflicts of interest and other legal issues relevant to new matter intake.
• Facilitating and organizing strategic discussions regarding new matter intake with BRG professionals and executive leadership.
• Collaborating with BRG’s Engagement team regarding legal considerations relevant to engagement documentation.
• Facilitating conflict of interest disclosures with BRG professionals, clients, and / or their legal counsel.
• Drafting, negotiating, and executing conflict of interest waivers.
• Providing legal counsel regarding issues raised by BRG professionals and clients and / or their legal counsel.
• Assisting other BRG attorneys with other conflicts and client engagement review issues, as needed.
• Administering, maintaining, and updating BRG’s ethical wall processes and procedures.
• Reviewing, negotiating, and / or executing confidentiality protocols and undertakings.

Qualifications

• JD and Admission to a Bar in a jurisdiction that BRG conducts business : Illinois or DC preferred, Dallas considered.
• Three plus years of conflict experience using InTapp Conflicts gained in a large law firm or a management consulting or similar professional services firm with a global, complex structure.
• Prior direct experience with the preparation, review, and analysis of bankruptcy-related conflict checks.
• Strong communication, organizational, and staff management skills along with a technical ability to maintain records and present information.
• An interest in bringing new ideas forward and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the client intake function.
• Willingness to collaborate as part of a highly regarded client service delivery team.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his / her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship.

About BRG

Berkeley Research Group, LLC (BRG) is a global consulting firm that helps leading organizations advance in three key areas : disputes and investigations, corporate finance, and strategy and operations.

Headquartered in California with over 40 offices around the world, we are an integrated group of experts, industry leaders, academics, data scientists, and professionals working beyond borders and disciplines.

BRG strives to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is instinctive, not an initiative. We celebrate and value the diversity of our professionals and are dedicated to maintaining a truly inclusive work environment where all individuals feel respected and valued.

We harness our collective expertise to deliver the inspired insights and practical strategies our clients need to stay ahead of what's next.

Berkeley Research Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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