Conflicts Specialist

Fish & Richardson, the premier global intellectual property law firm, is trusted by the world’s most innovative and influential companies. Fish was established in 1878, and now has more than 400 attorneys and technology specialists in the U.S., Europe, and China. Our success is rooted in our creative and inclusive culture, which values the diversity of people, experiences, and perspectives. Join Fish’s team in our fast-paced Risk Management Department as a Conflicts Specialist. This role is part of The Hub, Fish’s remote-first group of professionals. Hub employees work primarily from home with no expectation of a regular in-office presence. Pacific time zone candidates or those able to support a work schedule in the Pacific time zone will be given preference.

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How Will You Make a Difference?

• Timely response and follow-up to conflict inquiries sent via e-mail, regular mail, or telephone.
• Follow procedures and methods for tracking, maintaining, and resolving conflict memorandums.
• Review new business submissions for content and accuracy and work with submitters to obtain complete and correct information.
• Follow up on identified potential conflict issues to ensure resolution.
• Review and initiate resolution of pending business and ethical conflict issues.
• Coordinate conflict resolution with involved attorneys for both ethical conflicts and business conflict issues.
• Prepare and produce accurate conflict reports on new clients and matters, and portable work for potential lateral hires.
• Conduct research on new clients and adverse parties including gathering and filtering corporate family tree information.
• Review and advise on the creation of ethical walls for new matters with existing client-level ethical walls and/or new matters with specific conflict issues that would benefit from an ethical wall.

What Will You Bring to the Table?

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience.
• 3+ years of related ethics and conflicts experience in a law firm and strong knowledge of law firm administrative processes.
• Ability to identify issues and problems and to recommend and implement solutions.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under time constraints.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and perform effectively under pressure.
• Experience with and ability to effectively use software such as word processing, spreadsheets, and database tools.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to maintain effective relationships and communicate with a diverse group of principals, attorneys, managers and staff whether in person, via telephone, or via e-mail.
• Ability to successfully develop quality team relationships, work well within a team-oriented environment, and contribute to and participate in effective team relationships.
• Ability to change and adapt to current and future responsibilities and circumstances and adhere to the firm’s policies and procedures.
• Ability to work pacific time zone hours is required.

Why Fish?

When you join our team, we offer:

• Competitive pay and discretionary bonus opportunities along with a rich benefits package, including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, generous paid time off, and tuition reimbursement
• Award-winning retirement and profit sharing plans with employer contribution
• A family-friendly atmosphere with back-up child care, as well as health and wellness initiatives
• A positive culture awarded as one of the best in the country in Vault’s 2026 law firm survey
• Final compensation will be based on a variety of factors including education, experience, skills, professional background, overall qualifications, and location.
  • In San Diego and Silicon Valley, the estimated starting pay is $32.41 - $40.65 per hour (based on a 35-hour workweek), which is equivalent to $59,000 - $74,000 annually. 

Our Commitment to Diversity

As a firm that serves the world’s greatest visionaries, we know that creativity and innovation are the result of seeing the world from multiple different perspectives. Having a diverse team enhances the quality of legal services we provide to our clients, sustains our standing as a premier IP law firm, and strengthens the fabric of our firm. 

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